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Maryland Checklist - Family: Polytrichaceae - all-time (Total: 13)   

	Photos	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1		Common Haircap Moss	Polytrichum	commune	40	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
2		Juniper Polytrichum Moss	Polytrichum	juniperinum	18	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
3		Bristly Haircap Moss	Polytrichum	piliferum	12	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
4		Mountain Haircap Moss	Polytrichum	pallidisetum	1	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
5		Slender Starburst Moss	Atrichum	angustatum	40	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
6		Crispy Starburst Moss	Atrichum	crispulum	10	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
7		Pennsylvania Pogonatum Moss	Pogonatum	pensilvanicum	21	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
8		Bank Haircap Moss	Polytrichastrum	formosum	2	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
9		Oak Haircap Moss	Polytrichastrum	ohioense	33	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
10		Bog Haircap Moss	Polytrichum	strictum	2	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
11		Wavy Starburst Moss	Atrichum	altecristatum	22	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
12		Oval Starburst Moss	Atrichum	crispum	15	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae
13		No Common Name	Pogonatum	brachyphyllum	4	Mosses	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Polytrichopsida	Plantae