Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw., 1801

Common names

🇬🇧 Juniper Haircap
🇫🇷 Polytric genévrier

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Setaphytes
Clade: Bryophytes
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Polytrichales
Family: Polytrichaceae
Genus: Polytrichum
Species: Polytrichum juniperinum

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with P. formosum Hedw., 1801, which has leaves with toothed margins and a whitish tip, while P. juniperinum has leaves with entire margins - except for the tip - and a red-brown tip.

Found on the soil in woodland.

Photographs

img/polytrichum-juniperinum-4.webp — *Polytrichum juniperinum*

img/polytrichum-juniperinum-5.webp — *Polytrichum juniperinum*

img/polytrichum-juniperinum-6.webp — *Polytrichum juniperinum*

img/polytrichum-juniperinum.webp — *Polytrichum juniperinum*

img/polytrichum-juniperinum-2.webp — *Polytrichum juniperinum*

img/polytrichum-juniperinum-3.webp — *Polytrichum juniperinum*

img/polytrichum-juniperinum-7.webp — *Polytrichum juniperinum*

Sources

Atherton, I., Bosanquet, S., & Lawley, M. (2010). Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland: a field guide (p. 325). British Bryological Society.
Sabovljevic, M. (2019). Polytrichum juniperinum (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2019. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/87542200/87782776