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Bog Haircap Moss

Polytrichum strictum

Field notes

Polytrichum strictum, commonly known as bog haircap moss or strict haircap, is an evergreen and perennial species of moss native to Sphagnum bogs and other moist habitats in temperate climates. It has a circumboreal distribution, and is also found in South America and Antarctica.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided