Polytrichum commune
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644078a5c1bab332302962 |
| Scientific name | Polytrichum commune |
| Authority | Hedw. |
| First published in | Sp. Musc. Frond. 88 1801 |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Important notice
- Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
- Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
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Based on standard ethnobotanical references and peer-reviewed literature focusing on bryophytes like *Polytrichum commune*, **there are no documented traditional medicinal uses involving teas, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices for any specific plant parts.** While ecological importance and limited historical uses in other contexts (e.g., Nordic peoples using dried moss as stuffing or absorbents) are recognized, **no reliable ethnobotanical source describes *Polytrichum commune* being consumed internally or applied topically as a medicinal preparation.**
Consequently, producing the requested paragraph with specific preparation methods, cited traditional uses, and cultural context is not possible without contradicting the requirement to include only verifiable information.
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Dried moss as horticultural growing medium and packaging/cushioning material.
Industrial and craft applications:
- Used historically as bedding, stuffing for pallets and crates, caulking for small watercraft and barrel seams, and insulation for dwellings. These applications exploit the moss’s resiliency, air-filled stems, and high water absorption capacity, as well as its slow combustion behavior when used as tinder.
Scientific/model-organism use:
- Polytrichum commune is widely used in bryological research. Comparative studies with other mosses and land plants leverage genomic resources such as the Joint Genome Institute’s Phytozome/Genome Portal entry for Polytrichum commune. It serves as a model for investigating traits such as desiccation tolerance and lignified conducting tissues.
Properties relevant to use:
- High water-retention and resiliency due to air-filled stems and multi-layered leaf structure; low flammability compared with many finer mosses; lignified tissue in stems and midribs conferring durability; protein-rich gametophyte tissue that supports microbial growth in fermentation or composting pathways.
Standards and regulation:
- Product claims for horticultural substrates and packaging may require standards for moisture content and biodegradability; regional rules govern forest product sourcing and sustainable collection from peatland habitats.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Populations depend on damp, acidic peatlands and forested margins. Harvesting should follow regional harvesting guidelines and avoid peatland disturbance to prevent habitat loss. Cultivation methods are being developed to supply material without impacting wild populations.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Polytrichum assimile | Hampe | Flora 64: 378 1881 |
| Polytrichum brachypelma | Müll.Hal. | Hedwigia 36: 346 1897 |
| Polytrichum cataractarum | Müll.Hal. | Hedwigia 36: 347 1897 |
| Polytrichum commune subsp. cubicum | Lindb. | Not. Sällsk. Fauna Fl. Fenn. Förh. 9: 106. 117, 1868 |
| Polytrichum commune var. chalubinskii | Zmuda | Kosmos (Lvov) 37: 667 1912 |
| Polytrichum commune var. uliginosum | Wallr. | Fl. Crypt. Germ. 1: 202 1831 |
| Polytrichum deflexifolium | Warnst. | Hedwigia 54: 161. 23 1913 |
| Polytrichum elatum | P.Beauv. | Prodr. Aethéogam. 85 1805 |
| Polytrichum leonii | Papp | Ann. Sci. Univ. Jassy 14: 377. 1, 2 1926 |
| Polytrichum madagassum | Hampe | Linnaea 38: 216 1874 |
| Polytrichum mildbraedii | Broth. | Nat. Pflanzenfam. (ed. 2) 11: 514 1925 |
| Polytrichum paludicola | Cardot | Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 1: 131 1909 |
| Polytrichum perigoniale var. nigrescens | (Warnst.) Warnst. | Hedwigia 54: 162 1913 |
| Polytrichum purpurascens | Brid. | Muscol. Recent. Suppl. 1: 56 1806 |
| Polytrichum quadrangulare | Gilib. | Nomencl. Bot. 2: 353 1824 |
| Polytrichum radulifolium | Müll.Hal. | Hedwigia 38: 62 1899 |
| Polytrichum remotifolium | P.Beauv. | Prodr. Aethéogam. 86 1805 |
| Polytrichum subformosum var. anomalum | Thér. | Recueil Publ. Soc. Havraise Études Diverses 87: 104. 1 f. 3 1920 |
| Pogonatum madagassum | (Hampe) A.Jaeger | Ber. Thätigk. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. 1873–74: 265. 1875. |
| Polytrichum autranii | Renauld & Cardot | Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 33. 1894. |
| Polytrichum buchananii | Broth. | Bot. Jahrb. Syst.: 24. 1897. |
| Polytrichum commune var. cubicum | (Lindb.) I.Hagen | Kongel. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. (Trondheim) 1913(1): 60, 61. 1914. |
| Polytrichum commune var. deflexifolium | (Warnst.) Podp. | Consp. Musc. Eur.: 68. 1954. |
| Polytrichum glabrum | Brid. ex Schrad. | J. Bot. (Schrader) 1801(1): 196. 1803. |
| Polytrichum propinquum | R.Br. | Chlor. Melvill.: 36. 1823. |
| Polytrichum subcarinatum | Hampe | Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn ser. 3, 6: 150. 1875. |
| Polytrichum subremotifolium | Geh. & Hampe | Flora 64(24): 377. 1881. |
| Polytrichum yuccifolium | Ehrh. ex Funck | Crypt. Gew. Fichtelgeb. 2: no. 28. 1801. |
| Polytrichum commune f. chalubinskii | (Żmuda) Podp. | Consp. Musc. Eur.: 68. 1954. |
| Polytrichum commune f. nigrescens | (Warnst.) Albr.Rohn. | J. Bot. 72: 109. 1934. |
| Polytrichum juccifolium | Ehrh. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr | Index Mus. Pl. Crypt.: 2 [verso]. 1803. |
| Polytrichum uliginosum | (Wallr.) Schriebl | Carinthia II 101: 485. 1991. |
| Polytrichum flexicaule | Müll.Hal. | Hedwigia 38: 62. 1899. |
| Polytrichum nigrescens | (Warnst.) Mikut. | Bryoth. Balt.: 115. 1910. |
| Polytrichum paludicola | Broth. | Wiss. Ergebn. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot.: 157. 1910. |
| Polytrichum subgracile | Hampe | Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn ser. 3, 4: 53. 1872. |
| Polytrichum alpinum var. propinquum | (R.Br.) I.Hagen | Kongel. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. (Trondheim) 1913(1): 45. 1914. |
| Polytrichum commune var. alatauense | Paris | Index Bryol. (ed. 2) 4: 65. 1905. |
| Polytrichum commune var. brevifolium | Geh. | Flora 62: 477. 1879. |
| Polytrichum commune var. brevirostre | Papp | Ann. Sci. Univ. Jassy 14(3–4): 376. 1927. |
| Polytrichum commune var. canadense | Kindb. | Cat. Canad. Pl., Musci: 156. 1892. |
| Polytrichum commune var. ehrenbergii | Lorentz | Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1867: 49. 1868. |
| Polytrichum commune f. falcifolium | Warnst. | Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 41: 65. 1899. |
| Polytrichum commune f. fastigiatum | (Wilson) H.A.Möller | Ark. Bot. 17: 69. 1921. |
| Polytrichum commune var. minus | Brid. | Bryol. Univ. 2: 150. 1827. |
| Polytrichum commune var. montanum | Wallr. | Fl. Crypt. Germ. 1: 202. 1831. |
| Polytrichum commune var. pygmaeum | Lindb. | Observ. Form. Praes. Eur. Polytrich.: 118. 1868. |
| Polytrichum commune var. roemeri | Warnst. | Krypt.-Fl. Brandenburg, Laubm. 2: 1105. 1906. |
| Polytrichum commune var. turfosum | Velen. | Rozpr. České Akad. Císaře Františka Josefa Vědy, Tř. 2, Vědy Math. Přír. 6(6): 270. 1897. |
| Polytrichum commune subsp. yuccifolium | (Ehrh. ex Funck) Giacom. | Ist. Bot. Reale Univ. Reale Lab. Crittog. Pavia, Atti 4: 289. 1947. |
| Polytrichum flexicaule var. atrichoides | Müll.Hal. | Hedwigia 38: 62. 1899. |
| Polytrichum flexicaule var. flaccidogracile | Müll.Hal. | Hedwigia 38: 62. 1899. |
| Polytrichum subformosum var. yunnanense | Thér. & Copp. | Bull. Soc. Sci. Nancy, ser. 4, 2(6): 709. 1926. |
| Polytrichum swartzii var. nigrescens | (Warnst.) I.Hagen | Kongel. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. (Trondheim) 1913(1): 53. 1914. |
| Polytrichum commune var. brevifolium | C.E.O.Jensen | Meddel. Grønland 3: 354. 1887. |
| Polytrichum commune var. fastigiatum | Wilson | Bryol. Brit.: 212. 1855. |
| Polytrichum commune var. minus | De Not. | Syllab. Musc.: 163. 1838. |
| Polytrichum commune f. nigrescens | (Warnst.) Podp. | |
| Polytrichum commune f. uliginosum | (Wallr.) Mönk. | Süsswasserflora 14: 101. 1914. |
| Polytrichum commune var. yuccifolium | (Ehrh. ex Funck) Hook. & Taylor | Muscol. Brit.: 26. 1818. |
| Polytrichum commune var. scopularium | Bréb. | Mousses Normandie 3: no. 61. 1829. |
| Polytrichum commune f. washingtonianum | Grout | Bryologist 6(3): 41. 1903. |
| Polytrichum cubicum | (Lindb.) Péterfi |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| ace | sphagnum |
| Arabic | يشعور مألوف |
| Belarusian | Зязюлін лён звычайны |
| Czech | ploník obecný |
| Welsh | gwalltfwsogl cyffredin |
| Welsh | y sidan bengoch |
| Danish | almindelig jomfruhår |
| German | goldenes frauenhaarmoos |
| Estonian | käolina |
| Estonian | harilik karusammal |
| Finnish | korpikarhunsammal |
| French | polytric commun |
| Hungarian | óriás szőrmoha |
| Japanese | ウマスギゴケ |
| Kazakh | Көкек мүгі |
| Korean | 솔이끼 |
| Lithuanian | paprastasis gegužlinis |
| lzh | 土馬騣 |
| Norwegian Bokmål | bjørnemose |
| Dutch | gewoon haarmos |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | vanleg bjørnemose |
| Polish | płonnik pospolity |
| Romanian | mușchi de pământ |
| Russian | Кукушкин лён обыкновенный |
| Russian | Политрихум обыкновенный |
| Russian | Политрих обыкновенный |
| Slovenian | lasasti kapičar |
| Serbian | Власак |
| Swedish | björnmossa |
| Ukrainian | Зозулин льон звичайний |
| vep | kondjansamal |
| Chinese | 大金发藓 |
| Chinese | 土马鬃 |
| Chinese | 金髮苔 |
| Chinese | 金发藓 |
| Chinese | 金髮蘚 |
| Chinese | 土馬騣 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
No distribution data was extracted from POWO/KEW yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001160523 |
| Tropicos | 35141895 |
| The Plant List | tro-35141895 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3856216 |
| GBIF | 2683089 |
| EOL | 923295 |
| Tropicos | 35119744 |
| The Plant List | tro-35119744 |
| GBIF | 7971372 |
| EOL | 41883771 |
| Tropicos | 35125302 |
| The Plant List | tro-35125302 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3856201 |
| GBIF | 2683069 |
| EOL | 883420 |
| Tropicos | 35141883 |
| The Plant List | tro-35141883 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3856219 |
| GBIF | 2683087 |
| EOL | 923293 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 4609 |
| USDA Plants | POCO38 |
| Tropicos | 35125360 |
| INPN | 3864 |
| The Plant List | tro-35125360 |
| Plantarium | 67335 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 821356 |
| Observations.org | 17546 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 3213 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000036135 |
| Nature Serve | 2.946480 |
| iNaturalist | 68293 |
| GBIF | 2683084 |
| Freebase | /m/0d0c4m |
| EPPO | PTYCO |
| EOL | 883425 |
| Elurikkus | 6471 |
| Wikipedia | Polytrichum_commune |
| Tropicos | 35141781 |
| The Plant List | tro-35141781 |
| GBIF | 8313867 |
| EOL | 41899522 |
| Tropicos | 35141490 |
| The Plant List | tro-35141490 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3856218 |
| GBIF | 2683064 |
| EOL | 892074 |
| Tropicos | 35141977 |
| The Plant List | tro-35141977 |
| EOL | 41899641 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_950295325.2 | cbPolComm4.2 | Chromosome | WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE | 2024-10-09 | 43 | 388.97 Mb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives | |||||
| 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid | 135 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O | 138.12 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives | |||||
| Vanillic Acid | 8468 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O | 168.15 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| > Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Olefins / Acyclic olefins / Alkatetraenes | |||||
| (6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z)-henicosa-6,9,12,15-tetraene | 21629433 | Click to see CCCCCC=CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCC | 288.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(74)85029-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85020-8 |
| 6,9,12,15-Heneicosatetraene | 73814344 | Click to see | 288.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(74)85029-6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85020-8 |
| > Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons | |||||
| cis-3,6,9,12,15-Heneicosapentaene | 91750519 | Click to see | 286.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85020-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(74)85029-6 |
| Henicosa-3,6,9,12,15-pentaene | 85947321 | Click to see | 286.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)85020-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(74)85029-6 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives | |||||
| (3S,9S,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2S,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 12304306 | Click to see CC(C)C(C)C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C | 396.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| 17-(5,6-Dimethylhept-3-En-2-Yl)-10,13-Dimethyl-2,3,4,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-Decahydro-1H-Cyclopenta(A)Phenanthren-3-Ol | 247705 | Click to see | 396.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| Ergosterol | 444679 | Click to see CC(C)C(C)C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C | 396.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| 14-(5-Ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadec-7-ene-5,9-diol | 5318414 | Click to see | 430.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| 7alpha-Hydroxysitosterol | 161816 | Click to see | 430.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| 7Beta-hydroxy-beta-sitosterol | 12309569 | Click to see | 430.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / C-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| alpha-D-psicofuranose | 21581131 | Click to see | 180.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| Hex-2-ulofuranosyl hexopyranoside | 1115 | Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O | 342.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| Ido(b1-2b)D-Sorf | 93091914 | Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O | 342.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| Sucrose | 5988 | Click to see | 342.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Chromones | |||||
| 5-Hydroxy-7-methoxychromone | 21853367 | Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=O)C=COC2=C1)O | 192.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indolecarboxylic acids and derivatives / Indolecarboxylic acids | |||||
| Methyl indoline-6-carboxylate | 16244446 | Click to see | 177.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Coumarin glycosides | |||||
| 5-Hydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin 7-glucoside | 131752724 | Click to see | 370.31 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| 7-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-5-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one | 163060301 | Click to see | 370.31 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Diarylheptanoids / Linear diarylheptanoids | |||||
| (2S)-7-methoxy-2-phenyl-5-[(E)-2-phenylethenyl]-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one | 163103868 | Click to see | 356.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| (2S)-7-methoxy-2-phenyl-5-[(Z)-2-phenylethenyl]-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one | 163103867 | Click to see | 356.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| 7-Hydroxy-2-phenyl-5-(2-phenylethenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one | 74959468 | Click to see | 342.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| Communin A | 44233686 | Click to see | 342.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| Communin B | 44233685 | Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)C=CC3=CC=CC=C3)O)C4=CC=CC=C4 | 342.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflavans | |||||
| 5,9,11-Trihydroxy-22-oxahexacyclo[10.10.2.02,7.08,24.015,23.016,21]tetracosa-2(7),3,5,8(24),9,11,16,18,20-nonaen-13-one | 56670790 | Click to see | 372.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
| Ohioensin H | 44233687 | Click to see | 372.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800830V |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |