Polytrichum

See also: polytrichum

Translingual

Polytrichum commune

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

Proper noun

Polytrichum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Polytrichaceae – the hair mosses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Bryophyta – phylum; Polytrichopsida - class; Polytrichales - order; Polytrichaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Polytrichum commune - type species; for other species see Polytrichum at The Plant List

References

• Polytrichum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Polytrichum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Polytrichum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Polytrichum at USDA Plants database
• Polytrichum at Tropicos
• Polytrichum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Polytrichum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Polytrichum at The Plant List