Polytrichum

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See also: polytrichum

Translingual

Polytrichum commune

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Polytrichum n

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

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Polytrichum commune - type species; for other species see Polytrichum at The Plant List

References

Polytrichum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polytrichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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

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