Polytrichum piliferum Hedwig
Detail
- 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 The source of the Coastal Plain (Isle of Wight Co.) record in Breil's unpublished atlas is unknown and perhaps questionable.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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