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Polytrichum juniperinum

Mosses and Liverworts

Polytrichum juniperinum, commonly known as juniper haircap or juniper polytrichum moss, is an evergreen, perennial species of moss with a wide distribution, growing on every continent including Antarctica. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Polytrichum juniperinum 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Juniper Haircap Moss

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Polytrichum juniperinum (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Australia

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Denmark

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Ecuador

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Luxembourg

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North America

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Norway

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Portugal

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South Africa

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South America

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South Asia

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Sweden

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Taiwan

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United States

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Sources
1. Polytrichum juniperinum (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q140352 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 402048
    Polytrichum juniperinum, commonly known as juniper haircap or juniper polytrichum moss, is an evergreen and perennial species of moss that is widely distributed, growing on every continent including Antarctica.
  • In Biome: Grassland, Habitat and ecology
    In Britain, it is common in upland grassland such as U1 Festuca ovina community as well as in acid woodlands, especially W16 Quercus petraea woods.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Plants For A Future: Polytrichum juniperinum plant record
Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses
Quote, Medicinal Uses
The whole herb is powerfully diuretic[4, 61].
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Polytrichum juniperinum
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
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6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Polytrichum juniperinum
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2683092, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2683092, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Juniper Haircap Moss
Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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