Polytrichum ohioense (Oak haircap moss)

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Polytrichum ohioense Renauld & Cardot

Oak haircap moss

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Division	Bryophyta	Mosses
Subdivision	Musci	Mosses (all 12,000 of them)
Class	Bryopsida	Mosses with arthrodontous spore capsules, which is most of them
Subclass	Bryidae	Mosses with a double peristome with alternating tooth segments
Order	Polytrichales	A group of mosses which tend to be among the larger ones, with a thickened central stem and root
Family	Polytrichaceae	A group of mosses which tend to be among the larger ones, with a thickened central stem and root
Genus	Polytrichum	From Greek poly, “many,” trichum, “hair”
Species	ohioense

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Polytrichastrum ohioense (Renauld & Cardot) G.L. Sm.

Polytrichum ohioense description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

This might be Polytrichum pallidesetum. · 4/21/2013 · Crow Hill Trail, Leominster State Forest, Leominster, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

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