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Scientific name Polytrichum juniperinum
Authority Hedw.
First published in Sp. Musc. Frond. 89. pl. 18: f. 6–10 1801

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Pogonatum petersianum (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger Ber. Thätigk. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. 1873–74: 260 (Gen. Sp. Musc. 1: 722) 1875
Pogonatum rubiginosum (Müll.Hal.) Paris Index Bryol. 987 1898
Polytrichum alpestre Hoppe Bot. Taschenb. 1801: 198 1801
Polytrichum altisetum Müll.Hal. Flora 83: 328 1897
Polytrichum altisetum var. humilisetum Müll.Hal. Flora 83: 329 1897
Polytrichum angusticaule Müll.Hal. ex E.Britton Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 491 1896
Polytrichum apiculatum Kindb. Rev. Bryol. 32: 35 1905
Polytrichum aristiflorum Mitt. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 12: 620 1869
Polytrichum beccarii Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 345 1897
Polytrichum behringianum Kindb. Rev. Bryol. 21: 39 1894
Polytrichum breve Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 90 1897
Polytrichum caucasicum Rupr. Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 6: 310 1848
Polytrichum chimborassi Lorentz Moosstudien 156 1864
Polytrichum conforme Mitt. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 12: 621 1869
Polytrichum cuspidigerum Schimp. ex E.Britton Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 490 1896
Polytrichum cypellomitrium Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 343 1897
Polytrichum equisetiforme Müll.Hal. Linnaea 38: 579 1874
Polytrichum ghiesbreghtii Besch. Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 16: 211 1872
Polytrichum juniperifolium Hoffm. ex Funck Crypt. Gew. Fichtelgeb. 2: 29 1801
Polytrichum juniperiforme Schimp. ex Mitt. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 12: 621 1869
Polytrichum juniperinum var. alpestre (Hoppe) Röhl. Deutschl. Fl. (ed. 2), Kryptog. Gew. 3: 58 1813
Polytrichum juniperinum var. australe Müll.Hal. Öfvers. Förh. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. 24: 573 1868
Polytrichum juniperinum var. integrum Müll.Hal. Syn. Musc. Frond. 1: 219 1848
Polytrichum juniperinum var. waghornei Kindb. Cat. Canad. Pl., Musci 155 1892
Polytrichum longipilum Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 343 1897
Polytrichum lycopodioides Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 347 1897
Polytrichum mamillatum (Lindb.) Paris Index Bryol. 1003 1898
Polytrichum nodicoma Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 346 1897
Polytrichum patens Müll.Hal. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 4: 17 1897
Polytrichum paulense Geh. & Hampe Flora 64: 376 1881
Polytrichum petersianum Müll.Hal. Linnaea 38: 575 1874
Polytrichum prionotrichum Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 92 1897
Polytrichum prionotum Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 91 1897
Polytrichum reflexifolium Herzog Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 1(2): 71 1924
Polytrichum rhynchomitrium Müll.Hal. Linnaea 38: 577 1874
Polytrichum rubiginosum Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 345 1897
Polytrichum ryparomitrium Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 344 1897
Polytrichum secundulum Müll.Hal. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 4: 15 1897
Polytrichum setifolium Sw. Adnot. Bot. 146 1829
Polytrichum subpiliferum Cardot Rev. Bryol. 27: 42 1900
Polytrichum substrictum Hampe Index Bryol. 1009 1898
Polytrichum sullivanii Hampe Linnaea 40: 316 1876
Polytrichum tasmaniae Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 343 1897
Polytrichum thysanomitrium Müll.Hal. Linnaea 38: 578 1874
Polytrichum tristani Duby Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 21: 366. 1 f. 2 1872
Polytrichum tumescens Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 91 1897
Polytrichum tysdalei Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 346 1897
Polytrichum juniperinum var. piliferoides W.X.Xu & R.L.Xiong Acta Bot. Yunnan. 6: 183. f. 8: 7–14 1984
Pogonatum maoriae (Müll.Hal.) Paris Index Bryol. Suppl.: 278. 1900.
Polytrichadelphus organensis Herzog Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 31. 1925.
Polytrichum aequinoctiale (Lorentz) Müll.Hal. Gen. Musc. Frond.: 182. 1900.
Polytrichum glaucicaule Müll.Hal. Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 549. 1897.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. mamillatum (Lindb.) Broth. Eur. Laubm. 2: 268. 1904.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. paulense (Geh. & Hampe) Herzog Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 1(2): 71. 1924.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. tumescens (Müll.Hal.) Herzog Biblioth. Bot. 87: 104. 1916.
Polytrichum macrorhapis Müll.Hal. Int. Polarforsch., Deutsch. Exped. 2: 290. 1890.
Polytrichum maoriae Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 340. 1897.
Polytrichum novae-hollandiae A.Jaeger Ber. Thätigk. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. 1873–74: 270. 1875.
Polytrichum scabriusculum Brid. Muscol. Recent. Suppl. 4: 195. 1819[1818].
Polytrichum spegazzinii Müll.Hal. Flora 68: 399. 1885.
Polytrichum verrucosum Paris Index Bryol.: 1010. 1898.
Polytrichum antillarum Rich. Bryol. Univ. 2: 138. 1827.
Polytrichum implicatum Voit Hist. Musc. Frond.: 59. 1812.
Polytrichum sprucei Lindb. Observ. Form. Praes. Eur. Polytrich.: 99. 1868.
Polytrichum angustifolium Schimp. Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 178. 1897.
Polytrichum appressum Schwägr. Sp. Musc. Frond., Suppl. 1, 2: 311. 1816.
Polytrichum densifolium Hampe Linnaea 30: 635. 1860.
Pogonatum maoriae var. robustum (Müll.Hal.) Paris Index Bryol. Suppl.: 278. 1900.
Polytrichum antillarum f. chimborassi (Lorentz) K.H.Walther Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 48: 251. 1940.
Polytrichum antillarum subsp. mexicanum K.H.Walther Ann. Bryol. 7: 147. 1934.
Polytrichum antillarum subsp. paulense (Geh. & Hampe) K.H.Walther Ann. Bryol. 7: 146. 1934.
Polytrichum antillarum subsp. prionotum (Müll.Hal.) K.H.Walther Ann. Bryol. 7: 146. 1934.
Polytrichum antillarum subsp. secundulum (Müll.Hal.) K.H.Walther Ann. Bryol. 7: 145. 1934.
Polytrichum antillarum subsp. substrictum K.H.Walther Ann. Bryol. 7: 145. 1934.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. aequinoctiale Lorentz Moosstudien: 157. 1864.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. alpinum Schimp. Syn. Musc. Eur.: 447. 1860.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. columbicum De Not. Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 18: 441. 1859.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. delicatum Papp Ann. Sci. Univ. Jassy 14(3–4): 378. 1927.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. dielsii Papp Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 6: 164. 1933.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. fasciculatum (R.Ruthe) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur.: 69. 1954.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. holarcticum K.H.Walther Ann. Bryol. 7: 149. 1934.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. humile Schultz Prodr. Fl. Starg.: 286. 1806.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. longisetum Matousch. Mitt. Vereine Naturf. Reichenburg 32: 30. 1901.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. nanum Sapégin Zap. Novorossiisk. Obshch. Estestvoisp. 36: 210. 1910.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. novae-zeelandiae Papp Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 6: 161. 1933.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. nudum (Matousch.) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur.: 69. 1954.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. parvum Papp Ann. Sci. Univ. Jassy 14(3–4): 378. 1927.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. pilosum Papp Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 6: 166. 1933.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. proliferum H.A.Möller Ark. Bot. 17: 81. 1921.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. resinkii E.Bauer Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 5(2): 22. 1899.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. rubrum Papp Ann. Sci. Univ. Jassy 14(3–4): 378. 1927.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. superbum Papp Ann. Sci. Univ. Jassy 14(3–4): 378. 1927.
Polytrichum maoriae var. robustum Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 341. 1897.
Polytrichum piliferum var. aequinoctiale (Lorentz) Paris Index Bryol.: 1005. 1898.
Polytrichum secundulum var. angusticaule Müll.Hal. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s. 4: 16. 1897.
Polytrichum tumescens var. pygmaeocaulon Müll.Hal. Hedwigia 36: 91. 1897.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. australe K.H.Walther Annales Bryologici 7: 149. 1934.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. fasciculatum R.Ruthe Krypt.-Fl. Brandenburg, Laubm. 2: 1100. 1906.
Polytrichum juniperinum f. longisetum Papp Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 6: 163. 1933.
Polytrichum juniperinum subsp. mamillatum Lindb. Musci Scand.: 12. 1879.
Polytrichum juniperinum var. nudum Matousch. Ber. Naturwiss.-Med. Vereins Innsbruck 28: 131. 1903.

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Language Common/alternative name
English juniper polytrichum moss
Arabic أشنة عرعرية
Arabic كزبرة العرعر
Arabic يشعور عرعري
Czech ploník jalovcový
Welsh gwalltfwsogl y ferywen
Danish ene-jomfruhår
German wacholder-widertonmoos
Estonian palu-karusammal
Persian پلیتریکوم جونیپریمیوم
Finnish kangaskarhunsammal
French polytric genévrier
Japanese スギゴケ
Japanese 杉苔
Lithuanian smiltyninis gegužlinis
Dutch zandhaarmos
Dutch echt zandhaarmos
Polish płonnik jałowcowaty
Slovenian brinolistni kapičar
Swedish enbjörnmossa
Ukrainian Зозулиний льон ялівцевий
Chinese 檜葉金髮苔
Chinese 桧叶金发藓
Chinese 檜葉金髮蘚

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World Flora Online wfo-0001170127
Tropicos 35125193
The Plant List tro-35125193
GBIF 8100152
EOL 41887227
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Open Tree Of Life 3856162
GBIF 2682906
EOL 883412
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iNaturalist 405185
GBIF 7347217
EOL 41899417
Tropicos 35141861
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GBIF 7402627
Tropicos 35141492
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GBIF 8189341
EOL 6039733
Tropicos 35141828
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GBIF 7886910
EOL 23925101
Tropicos 35141687
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Open Tree Of Life 3856224
GBIF 2683081
EOL 892082
Tropicos 35119747
The Plant List tro-35119747
GBIF 7488696
EOL 40516593
USDA Plants POJU70
Tropicos 35141563
INPN 3867
The Plant List tro-35141563
Open Tree Of Life 1012879
Observations.org 17548
NCBI Taxonomy 129213
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000036138
Nature Serve 2.122957
iNaturalist 68286
GBIF 2683092
Freebase /m/0gty039
FEIS plants/bryophyte/poljun
EPPO PTYJU
EOL 892078
Elurikkus 6474
Wikipedia Polytrichum_juniperinum
Open Tree Of Life 3856229

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GCA_977013085.1 cbPolJuni2.1 Chromosome WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE 2025-11-07 85 360.49 Mb

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The Oldest Bryophyte Herbarium Specimens from Central Europe, Collected by M. E. Boretius in 1717: Taxonomy, Nomenclature, Datation and Ethnopharmacology Drobnik J, Stebel A, Graniszewska M Plants (Basel) 24-Jan-2024
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Vascular plants and mosses as bioindicators of variability of the coastal pine forest (Empetro nigri-Pinetum) Wolski GJ, Sobisz Z, Mitka J, Kruk A, Jukonienė I, Popiela A Sci Rep 02-Jan-2024
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The Bryophyte Flora of Vienna Zechmeister HG, Kropik M Plants (Basel) 20-Aug-2023
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doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1191818
PMID:37396360
Fire severity as a key determinant of aboveground and belowground biological community recovery in managed even‐aged boreal forests Pérez‐Izquierdo L, Bengtsson J, Clemmensen KE, Granath G, Gundale MJ, Ibáñez TS, Lindahl BD, Strengbom J, Taylor A, Viketoft M, Wardle DA, Nilsson M Ecol Evol 17-May-2023
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