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Polytrichum hyperboreum
Also called Arctic Haircap Moss, Hyperboreal Haircap Moss
Polytrichum hyperboreum (commonly referred to as Arctic haircap moss) is a species of moss belonging to the genus Polytrichum, commonly found throughout arctic regions of the world. Members of this dioecious species readily produces sporophytes with their sporophytic structure, consisting of a foot, seta, capsule, and a hairy calyptra, similar to other Polytrichum species. Polytrichum hyperboreum is distinguishable by certain unique features of there gametophytic structure that sets them apart from other genus members.
Polytrichum hyperboreum has been found to inhibit arctic regions in North America including Greenland, Yukon, Alaska, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, as well as in European and Asian countries such as Norway, Scandinavia and Russia. Ideal habitat for this species consists of acidic soil or sand, dry areas such as tundras or rocky areas, or alongside bodies of water, at elevations of roughly 0–1500 meters.
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