Summary description from Wikipedia:

Polytrichum commune in languages:

Bokmål

storbjørnemose

Chinese

土馬騣

Chinese

金髮蘚

Czech

ploník obecný

Danish

Almindelig jomfruhår

Dutch

Gewoon haarmos

English

Common Haircap Moss

English

Common Haircap

English

Common Hair-cap Moss

Estonian

harilik karusammal

Estonian

käolina

Finnish

korpikarhunsammal

French

Polytric commun

German

Gemeines Widertonmoos

Hungarian

Óriás szőrmoha

Japanese

ウマスギゴケ

Korean

솔이끼

Latvian

Parastais dzegužlins

Lithuanian

Paprastasis gegužlinis

Polish

Płonnik pospolity

Russian

Политрихум обыкновенный

Russian

Кукушкин лён обыкновенный

Slovak

ploník obyčajný

Swedish

björnmossa

Swedish

stor björnmossa

Swedish

vanlig björnmossa

Ukrainian

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Parent Taxon

• Polytrichum

Sibling Taxa

• Polytrichum commune
• Polytrichum densifolium
• Polytrichum ericoides
• Polytrichum formosum
• Polytrichum hyperboreum
• Polytrichum jensenii
• Polytrichum juniperellum
• Polytrichum juniperinum
• Polytrichum longisetum
• Polytrichum maoriae
• Polytrichum pallidisetum
• Polytrichum perigoniale
• Polytrichum piliferum
• Polytrichum sphaerothecium
• Polytrichum sprucei
• Polytrichum strictum
• Polytrichum subpilosum
• Polytrichum swartzii

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