[Mosses East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Polytrichum Mosses East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Male gametophyte plants of Juniper Moss, Juniper Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum (Synonyms: Polytrichum apiculatum, Polytrichum juniperinum var. waghornei)

Male gametophyte atop juniper moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) as seen along the Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River National Scenic Area.........March 24, 2012.

The following information regarding Polytrichum distribution was found on the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria" website (http://www.pnwherbaria.org/index.php).

A partial listing of Polytrichum mosses east of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington:

Common Haircap Moss, Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum commune var. commune (Synonyms: Polytrichum commune var. maximoviczii, Polytrichum commune var. nigrescens, Polytrichum commune var. uliginosum)

Juniper Haircap Moss, Juniper Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum (Synonyms: Polytrichum apiculatum, Polytrichum juniperinum var. waghornei)

Lyall's Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum lyallii (Synonyms: Polyrichadelphus lyallii, Polytrichastrum lyallii)

Ohio Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum ohioense (Synonym: Polytrichastrum ohioense)

Awned Haircap Moss, Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum piliferum

Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum sexangulare (Synonyms: Polytrichastrum sexangulare, Polytrichum norvegicum)

Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum strictum (Synonyms: Polytrichum affine, Polytrichum alpestre, Polytrichum juniperinum var. affine, Polytrichum juniperinum var. gracilius)


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