Pogonatum dentatum

Pogonatum dentatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polytrichales
Classification System: Goffinet et al. (down to genus level) Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Bryophyta Classis: Polytrichopsida Ordo: Polytrichales

Familia: Polytrichaceae
Genus: Pogonatum
Species: Pogonatum dentatum

Name

Pogonatum dentatum (Menzies ex Brid.) Brid., 1827

Synonyms

• Pogonatum capillare var. dentatum (Menzies ex Brid.) G. Roth
• Polytrichum capillare var. dentatum (Menzies ex Brid.) Lindb
• Polytrichum dentatum Menzies ex Brid. (BAS)
• Pogonatum capillare (Michx.) Brid.
• Pogonatum urnigerum var. capillare (Michx.) Hartm.
• Polytrichum capillare Michx.
• Polytrichum urnigerum subsp. capillare (Michx.) Albr. Rohn.
• Polytrichum urnigerum var. capillare (Michx.) Wahlenb.
• Pogonatum capillare f. compactum I. Hagen
• Pogonatum capillare var. incurvum Horik. & M. Saito
• Pogonatum capillare var. minus (Wahlenb.) Paris
• Pogonatum dentatum var. minus (Wahlenb.) I. Hagen
• Pogonatum longidens var. minus (Wahlenb.) A. Jaeger
• Polytrichum capillare var. minus Wahlenb.
• Polytrichum dentatum var. minus (Wahlenb.) I.Hagen
• Pogonatum intertextum Brid.
• Pogonatum longidens Ångstr.
• Polytrichum longidens (Ångstr.) Ångstr.
• Pogonatum loricalyx (Müll. Hal.) Paris
• Polytrichum loricalyx Müll. Hal.
• Pogonatum loricalyx var. brachypodum (Müll. Hal.) Paris
• Polytrichum loricalyx var. brachypodum Müll. Hal.
• Pogonatum microcapillare (Müll. Hal.) Paris
• Polytrichum microcapillare Müll. Hal.
• Pogonatum rubellum Horik. & M. Saito
• Pogonatum wahlenbergii (Kindb.) G. Roth
• Polytrichum wahlenbergii Kindb.
• Pogonatum yuccifolium P. Beauv.
• Polytrichum capillare var. oxycalyx Lindb.

References

Primary references

• Bridel, S. É. v. (1827). In Bryologia Universa (Vol. 2). J. A. Barth, Leipzig. https://www.tropicos.org/reference/9002835

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee. (2007). Bryophyta, part 1. In Flora of North America North of Mexico (Vol. 27, pp. i–xxi, 1–713). Oxford University Press, New York. https://www.tropicos.org/reference/9034804

Links

• Tropicos.org 2026. Pogonatum dentatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 September 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. Pogonatum dentatum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 September 19. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Toothed Pogonatum Moss
• suomi: Pohjanhiekkasammal

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