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Pogonatum urnigerum
Also called Urn Haircap, Urn Hair Moss
Pogonatum urnigerum is a species of moss in the family Polytrichaceae, commonly called urn haircap. The name comes from "urna" meaning "urn" and "gerere" meaning "to bear" which is believed to be a reference made towards the plant's wide-mouthed capsule. It can be found on gravelly banks or similar habitats and can be identified by the blue tinge to the overall green colour. The stem of this moss is wine red and it has rhizoids that keep the moss anchored to substrates. It is an acrocarpous moss that grows vertically with an archegonium borne at the top of each fertilized female gametophyte shoot which develops an erect sporophyte.
Pogonatum urnigerum can be found at moderate to high elevations in disturbed areas (near water and roads), sandy soil near water banks, late snow areas, and in narrow fissions of rocks on cliffs.
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