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Polytrichum

genus of plants
Taxon Taxon Q1544166

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
taxon
Described by source
Otto's encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5][6][7][8]
Parent taxon
Polytrichaceae[3]
Taxon common name
polytrichum moss, ploník, Frauenhaarmoose, Haarmützenmoose, Widertonmoose, Bird Wheat, Hair Moss, Haircap Moss, Pigeon Wheat, Korpikarhunsammalet, Haarmos, Płonnik, Björnmossa, 金发藓属[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Taxon name
Polytrichum[4]
Taxon rank
genus[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Polytrichum ar يشعور cs ploník da Jomfruhår de Widertonmoose de Widertonmoos de Frauenhaarmoose de Haarmützenmoose de Polytrichum fi Karhunsammal fi karhunsammalet fi Polytrichum hu szőrmoha ja スギゴケ属 nl haarmos pl mech płonnik pl płonnik pl Polytrichum ru Polytrichum ru Кукушкин лён
🔖 Identifiers · 46
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh88022265
GND ID
4655070-7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Polytrichum strictum.jpeg ↗
APNI ID
120507
Belgian Species List ID
51592
BioLib taxon ID
61351
Biota of New Zealand ID
559bbc34-8165-450d-90cd-8fd13beb0ef7
Catalogue of Life ID
9JMH5
Czech NDOP taxon ID
66607
Dyntaxa ID
1004688
EPPO Code
1PTYG
Edition humboldt digital Flora ID
Polytrichum
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Encyclopedia of Life ID
88677
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
plant/hair-cap-moss
Flora of North America taxon ID
126484
Freebase ID
/m/03x_r92
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
2683053
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov
Georgian Encyclopedia ID
2436
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
bjørnemose
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3154584
INaturalist taxon ID
67912
IRMNG ID
1018133
ITIS TSN
15758
J9U entity ID
987007551231305171
KBpedia ID
Polytrichum
Lex ID
Polytrichum
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779217951
NBIC scientific name ID
104860
NBN System Key
NHMSYS0000310386
NCBI taxonomy ID
3212
Nederlands Soortenregister ID
118169
New Zealand Organisms Register ID
d070e133-a8a7-4fb9-abcc-925d0403cd0c
Open Tree of Life ID
821354
Queensland Biota ID
25778
Reflora ID
FB96760
Topic's main category
Category:Polytrichum
Tropicos ID
35001001
UMLS CUI
C0996524
USDA PLANTS ID
POLYT5
Verspreidingsatlas.nl ID
2921
Wellcome Collection concept ID
aek74egb
World Flora Online ID
wfo-4000030856
YSO ID
25498
Yale LUX ID
concept/d72f2c8c-2723-419d-96e1-5c15f0487e67
ZOBODAT taxon ID
160544

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🔗 Connections
← Parent taxon 7
Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum juniperinum, Polytrichum piliferum, Polytrichum strictum, Polytrichum longisetum, Polytrichum hyperboreum, Polytrichum swartzii
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Polytrichaceae
Taxon rank 1
genus
Topic's main category 1
Category:Polytrichum
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Category:Polytrichum
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Summary

Polytrichum is a taxon[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . eFloras. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5 +1
    Taxon rank → genus
    Parent taxon → Polytrichaceae
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 25498, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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