BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. (a hair-moss)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Polytrichum piliferum 29 April 1978 Surrey England 1
Polytrichum piliferum 9 April 1978 West Sussex England 2
Polytrichum piliferum 20 February 1972 North-east Yorkshire England 1
Polytrichum piliferum 26 April 1970 East Norfolk England 2
Polytrichum piliferum 24 May 1969 East Norfolk England 1

Suggested Literature

Polytrichum piliferum may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
BRYOPHYTA
(mosses and Liverworts)
BRYOPSIDA
(mosses)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Polytrichum piliferum:

leaf hair point leaf hair point is parasitised by mycelium Bryochiton perpusillus - a pyrenomycete (Pseudoperisporiaceae) Restricted

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

BRYOPHYTA
(mosses and Liverworts)
BRYOPSIDA
(mosses)
Polytrichum
(a genus of hair-mosses)

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