Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G.L. Sm.

Montana: Sanders County: Lolo National Forest. About 10 air miles northwest of Plains, along Spring Creek about 1.5 miles up Spring Creek Trail. Elev. 3750 ft.
47.567° N, 115.0406° W
Topographic Position: creek bottom. Hydrologic Regime: permanently damp to wet. Canopy Cover: trees 70%, shrubs 5%, herbs 10%. Aspect: east. Slope: 10°. General vegetation type: Mature wet conifer forest with scattered riparian understory. Dominant associated plants: Thuja plicata, Alnus incana, Oplopanax horridus, Cystopteris fragilis, Athyrium filix-femina, Dryopteris expansa, Hylocomium splendens. On 1-2 inches humus over small boulders, 2-5 feet above the high water level of Spring Creek. Color: dark green. Growth Habit: scattered individual stems and small clumps. Abundance: uncommon. Substrate: terricolous. Phenology: sporophyte.

Craig T. Odegard 119, Aug 13, 2011
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