Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Polytrichaceae ¦ Polytrichum ¦ Polytrichum piliferum ¦ 09768

Label

Accession No.	09768
Family	Polytrichaceae
Species	Polytrichum piliferum Hedw.
Common name	"polytrichum moss"
Collector Information	J.G. Harris (3584) 21 July 2004 , with D.L. Taylor
Geography	Canada, Yukon Territory,
Lat./Long.	64° 32' 48" N, 138° 13 ' 57" W at 3936 feet (1200 m)
Locality	Ogilvie Mts, Dempster Highway at km 77.
Ecology	disturbed area along roadside, tundra community.

Taxonomy

Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

Polytrichum piliferum Hedw.

Common Name(s): polytrichum moss.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=15765, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Division: Bryophyta
                Subdivision: Musci
                    Class: Bryopsida
                        Subclass: Bryidae
                            Order: Polytrichales
                                Family: Polytrichaceae
                                    Genus: Polytrichum
                                        Species: Polytrichum piliferum

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Nearby Accessions

Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.

09767 Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum "black crowberry" same section
09772 Erigeron acris ssp. politus "bitter fleabane" same section
09731 Erigeron purpuratus    "purple fleabane" 1.5 mi. S
09769 Erigeron purpuratus    "purple fleabane" same section
09773 Ledum decumbens    same section
09774 Mertensia paniculata var. paniculata "northern bluebells" 1.5 mi. S
09770 Saxifraga tricuspidata    "three-toothed saxifrage" same section
09775 Stellaria longipes    "meadow starwort" 1.5 mi. S

Accession	Name	Dist., dir.
09767	Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum "black crowberry"	same section
09772	Erigeron acris ssp. politus "bitter fleabane"	same section
09731	Erigeron purpuratus "purple fleabane"	1.5 mi. S
09769	Erigeron purpuratus "purple fleabane"	same section
09773	Ledum decumbens	same section
09774	Mertensia paniculata var. paniculata "northern bluebells"	1.5 mi. S
09770	Saxifraga tricuspidata "three-toothed saxifrage"	same section
09775	Stellaria longipes "meadow starwort"	1.5 mi. S

Locale

Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name

Links

Taxon Links for species Polytrichum piliferum Hedw.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database

University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Polytrichum+piliferum

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