Polytrichum

See also: polytrichum

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

Proper noun

Polytrichum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Polytrichaceae – hair mosses.

Synonyms

• [[w:en:haircap moss, bird wheat, pigeon wheat|haircap moss, bird wheat, pigeon wheat]][[Category:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa|haircap moss, bird wheat, pigeon wheat]]

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Bryophyta – phylum; Polytrichopsida – class; Polytrichales – order; Polytrichaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Polytrichum commune (common haircap moss, common hair moss, great goldilocks) – type species

References

• Polytrichum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Polytrichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Polytrichum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Polytrichum at USDA Plants database
• Polytrichum at Tropicos
• Polytrichum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Polytrichum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Polytrichum at The Plant List