KNP Rare Plants Database: Species Details

KNP Rare Plants Database

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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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