Polytrichaceae

Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp.

Atrichum angustatum, or slender starburst moss, is a vulnerable rare moss native to Eurasia and Northern America.

Atrichum undulatum (Hedw.) P.Beauv.

Atrichum undulatum is a native-to-Eurasia-and-North-America moss species in the Polytrichaceae family.

Dawsonia longiseta Hampe

Dawsonia longiseta Hampe is an erect moss native to eastern Australia that grows in shaded habitats from sea level to 1000 m.

Dawsonia superba Grev.

Dawsonia superba is the world's tallest self-supporting moss, native to Australia, New Guinea, Malaysia, and New Zealand.

Dendroligotrichum tongariroense (Colenso) Tangney

Dendroligotrichum tongariroense is a tall moss species native to New Zealand with distinct morphological features that separate it from close relatives.

Pogonatum aloides (Hedw.) P.Beauv.

Pogonatum aloides is a moss species in the Polytrichaceae family, native to Eurasia and Northern America.

Pogonatum urnigerum (Hedw.) P.Beauv.

Pogonatum urnigerum is a species of moss found across multiple continents, with distinct traits and a typical bryophyte life cycle.

Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G.L.Sm.

Polytrichastrum alpinum is a widespread moss that grows across multiple cold and mountainous regions globally.

Polytrichum commune Hedw.

Polytrichum commune Hedw. is a medium-to-large dioicous haircap moss with a detailed morphological description of its stems, leaves, and reproductive structures.

Polytrichum formosum Hedw.

Bank haircap moss (Polytrichastrum formosum) is a widely distributed dioicous moss with an unresolved current genus classification.

Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw.

Polytrichum juniperinum, or juniper haircap moss, is a distinct moss species with specific habitat preferences and reproductive traits.

Polytrichum ohioense Renauld & Cardot

Polytrichum ohioense is a common North American and European hair-cap moss found in dry to moist hardwood forests.

Polytrichum piliferum Hedw.

Polytrichum piliferum is a dioicous bipolar moss with common sporophytes that prefers open, dry, acidic low-nutrient habitats.

Polytrichum strictum Menzies ex Brid.

Polytrichum strictum, the strict haircap moss, is a dioicous peatland pioneer moss with a wide geographic range used in peatland restoration.

Atrichum crispum (James) Sull.

Atrichum crispum is a dioicous moss species with a disjunct distribution in Europe and eastern North America.

Bartramiopsis lescurii (James) Kindb.

Bartramiopsis lescurii is an acrocarpous pioneer moss found in far East Asia and northwestern North America.

Dawsonia polytrichoides R.Br.

Dawsonia polytrichoides is an Australian moss species with stems up to 20cm long and a very large calyptra.