Species Detail - Alpine Haircap (Polytrichastrum alpinum) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bryophytes of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Polytrichastrum alpinum
Alpine Haircap
NBNSYS0000154678
RecommendedWell-formed
Pogonatum alpinum (Hedw.) Roehl., Polytrichum alpinum Hedw., Polytrichum alpinum var. alpinum , Polytrichum alpinum var. septentrionale , Polytrichum alpinum var. septentrionale (Sw.) Lindb., Polytrichum fragile Bryhn
Threatened Species: Least concern
poalp
(Hedw.) G.L.Sm.
Moss
Species
235
92
48
31/12/1804
17/03/2021
8 February (recorded in 2014)
31 December (recorded in 1804)
British Bryological Society, Bryophytes of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Alpine Haircap (Polytrichastrum alpinum), accessed 13 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/396/Species/125149>