Polytrichum juniperinumHedw.

juniper haircap moss

WFO wfo-0001170127 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h

Polytrichum juniperinum, photographed by Randal
fig. a Randal, CC0 1.0 / 2022-06-07 / obs. 204288224
Polytrichum juniperinum, photographed by Shane Johnson
fig. b Shane Johnson, CC0 1.0 / obs. 204670278
Polytrichum juniperinum, photographed by Shane Johnson
fig. c Shane Johnson, CC0 1.0 / obs. 204761889
Polytrichum juniperinum, photographed by Shane Johnson
fig. d Shane Johnson, CC0 1.0 / obs. 204692078
Polytrichum juniperinum, photographed by Shane Johnson
fig. e Shane Johnson, CC0 1.0 / obs. 204452054
Polytrichum juniperinum, photographed by Shane Johnson
fig. f Shane Johnson, CC0 1.0 / obs. 204755008
Polytrichum juniperinum, photographed by Randal
fig. g Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 202567987
Polytrichum juniperinum, photographed by Randal
fig. h Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 202567364

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Also published as 100 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Pogonatum maoriae (Müll.Hal.) Paris
  • Pogonatum maoriae var. robustum (Müll.Hal.) Paris
  • Pogonatum petersianum (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger
  • Pogonatum rubiginosum (Müll.Hal.) Paris
  • Polytrichadelphus organensis Herzog
  • Polytrichum aequinoctiale (Lorentz) Müll.Hal.
  • Polytrichum altisetum Müll.Hal.
  • Polytrichum altisetum var. humilisetum Müll.Hal.
  • Polytrichum angusticaule Müll.Hal. ex E.Britton
  • Polytrichum angustifolium Schimp.
  • Polytrichum antillarum Rich.
  • Polytrichum antillarum f. chimborassi (Lorentz) K.H.Walther
  • Polytrichum antillarum subsp. mexicanum K.H.Walther
  • Polytrichum antillarum subsp. paulense (Geh. & Hampe) K.H.Walther
  • Polytrichum antillarum subsp. prionotum (Müll.Hal.) K.H.Walther
  • Polytrichum antillarum subsp. secundulum (Müll.Hal.) K.H.Walther
  • Polytrichum antillarum subsp. substrictum K.H.Walther
  • Polytrichum apiculatum Kindb.
  • Polytrichum appressum Schwägr.
  • Polytrichum aristiflorum Mitt.
  • Polytrichum beccarii Müll.Hal.
  • Polytrichum behringianum Kindb.
  • Polytrichum breve Müll.Hal.
  • Polytrichum caucasicum Rupr.

and 76 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.

We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice, no toxicity claim and no native range, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite.