Polytrichum piliferum Hedwig

Locations ofPolytrichum piliferum Hedwig in Virginia

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Family
Polytrichaceae
Botanical Name
Polytrichum piliferum Hedwig
Common Name
Bristly Haircap Moss
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Not applicable
Comments
Habitat
On dry, thinly shaded to exposed, shaley or sandy soil, shale barrens, and outcrops of shale, sandstone, amphibolite, and metabasalt. Scattered collections in the mountains, with a heavy concentration in the west-central counties with numerous shale barrens. The source of the Coastal Plain (Isle of Wight Co.) record in Breil's unpublished atlas is unknown and perhaps questionable.
Native Status
Native

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