KNP Rare Plants Database


 
KY Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves





Polytrichum strictum
Family: Polytrichaceae

Protection Status:
State Status:  E
USFWS Status: 

Global Rank: G4
State Rank: S1?

   

Photo by Michael L%th @ UWSP
Habitat:
On soil or humus (frequently overlying rock), sometimes on stumps, characteristic of banks or sides of trails in rather dry open woods or pastures, only rarely in moist or wet woods (Crum and Anderson).

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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