KNP Rare Plants Database


 
KY Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves




A Hair Cap Moss
Polytrichum pallidisetum
Family: Polytrichaceae

Protection Status:
State Status:  T
USFWS Status: 

Global Rank: G4
State Rank: S2?

   


Habitat:
On soil humus and rocks in moist conditions or hardwood forests.

Species Description:
Moss

Phenology:


Additional Information at NatureServe

Diagnostic Characteristics:


Management:
Grazing or browsing pressure, vegetation removal, or hydrologic changes (i.e. stream alterations road construction) would be detrimental.

Global Range:


Known Kentucky Occurrences:
Species occurrence map

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Data Last Updated: November 2018
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