Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. var. waghornei Kindb.
Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw.
Juniper hair cap, juniper polytrichum moss
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Polytrichum apiculatum Kindb.
Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. var. waghornei Kindb.
Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. var. waghornei Kindb.
3/21/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) 
8/6/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 5″ (14 × 13 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
Also Reindeer Lichen, Reindeer Moss (Cladina rangiferina) · 8/3/2009 · 111 Near 119, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 10 × 7″ (26 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain 
Also Reindeer Lichen, Reindeer Moss (Cladina rangiferina) · 8/3/2009 · 111 Near 119, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 2½ × 2′ (86 × 57 cm) ID is uncertain 
4/3/2010 · Point Lookout (Elev 550'), Lincolnville, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| 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 | juniperinum | Resembling Juniperus, bluish-brown, like berries of juniper |
Polytrichum juniperinum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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