Polytrichum commune

Common Haircap

Polytrichum commune var. commune, Common Haircap. Large, robust moss found on wet moorland, often forming distinct mounds. Leaves spread when wet, closing into the stem when dry. Produces capsules in summer.

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Common Haircap, wet

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Common Haircap, dry

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Haircap with rushes

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Shoot with leaves

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Shoot tip

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Leaf

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Photograph detail

Slide 1: Polytrichum commune var. commune, Common Haircap. Wet, showing widespread leaves. Redmire Moor. December.

Slide 2: Polytrichum commune var. commune, Common Haircap. Drying, showing leaves moving towards stem. Redmire Moor. December.

Slide 3: Polytrichum commune var. commune, Common Haircap. Habitat, growing with Hard Rush, Juncus inflexus in a boggy patch. Redmire Moor. December.

Slide 4: Polytrichum commune var. commune, Common Haircap. Shoot and leaves. Collected from Redmire Moor. December.

Slide 5: Polytrichum commune var. commune, Common Haircap. Shoot tipnand leaves. Collected from Redmire Moor. December.

Slide 6: Polytrichum commune var. commune, Common Haircap. Leaf. Collected from Redmire Moor. December.