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Polytrichum (a genus of hair-mosses)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Polytrichum commune Hedw. (a hair-moss)	13	5	14	2
Species	Polytrichum formosum Hedw. (a hair-moss)	1	1		1
Species	Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. (a hair-moss)	4			1
Species	Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. (a hair-moss)	7			1

Suggested Literature

Polytrichum may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Polytrichum:

		is associate of fruitbody	Galerina phillipsii - a toadstool (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [burnt area on heathland]
		is associate of fruitbody	Inocybe glabrodisca - a toadstool (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
		is associate of fruitbody	Hypholoma polytrichi - a brownie (Agaricales: Strophariaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on heathland or in conifer woodland]
		is associate of fruitbody	Psilocybe montana - Mountain Brownie (Agaricales: Strophariaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
		is associate of basidiome	Cantharellula umbonata - The Humpback (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on acid soil, in grassland, open woodland, heathland]
		is associate of fruitbody	Mycena latifolia - a bonnet (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
		is associate of fruitbody	Stereopsis vitellina - Roothole Rosette (Polyporales: Podoscyphaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
		is associate of fruitbody	Russula silvestris - a brittlegill (Russulales: Russulaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [sandy or acid soil]
	antheridial cup, gametophyte	antheridial cup of gametophyte may have epiphytic superficial, gregarious, subiculate ascoma	Lizonia emperigonia - an ascomycete (Pseudoperisporiaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
	gametophyte (dying)	dying gametophyte may have epiphytic solitary, superficial ascoma	Epibryon bryophilum - an ascomycete (Pseudoperisporiaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
	gametophyte (live)	live gametophyte may have epiphytic solitary, superficial ascoma	Epibryon bryophilum - an ascomycete (Pseudoperisporiaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
	gametophyte	gametophyte is parasitised by fruitbody	Arrhenia retiruga - a toadstool (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	gametophyte	gametophyte is associate of fruitbody	Cystoderma amianthinum - Earthy Powdercap (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	gametophyte	gametophyte is associate of fruitbody	Cystoderma jasonis - a toadstool (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	gametophyte	gametophyte is associate of fruitbody	Cyphellostereum laeve - a cyphellaceous fungus (Polyporales: Podoscyphaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on acid soil]
	gametophyte	gametophyte may house gregarious apothecium	Lamprospora polytrichi - a discomycete (Pezizales: Pyronemataceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
	gametophyte	gametophyte may house sessile or short stalked apothecium	Neottiella rutilans - a discomycete (Pezizales: Pyronemataceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 [on sandy ground]
	gametophyte	gametophyte may house apothecium	Octospora humosa - a discomycete (Pezizales: Pyronemataceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 [on sandy soil]
	leaf, gametophyte	leaf of gametophyte may house embedded ascoma	Bryochiton perpusillus - a pyrenomycete (Pseudoperisporiaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998

Polytrichum may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References