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Common Haircap - Polytrichum commune

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Common Haircap Common Haircap - Polytrichum commune var. commune dylan Location 25 Jan 2025, 9:13 a.m. 3 Sep 2023, 1:18 p.m.
Common Haircap Common Haircap - Polytrichum commune var. commune dylan Location 25 Jan 2025, 9:13 a.m. 3 Sep 2023, 1:18 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and locally frequent throughout the UK but absent from much of southern and eastern England. Habitat includes: Damp acidic places such as wet moors, woodlands, bogs, ditches, lake margins heathland, old slate quarries and gravel pits etc.

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British Bryological Society

The Wildlife Trusts

Wikipedia

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Subspecies

name latinname species sightings media image
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune var. commune 1 1 2 image for Common Haircap