polytrichum

There are knee-deep breadths of polytrichum, which blends in the denser shade into a moss of delicate crimson plush that baffles description.

The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

The plain itself is pale grayish green, one vast expanse of reindeer-moss, but warmed at spots into orange by great beds of polytrichum, and, in sunnier nooks, deepened to a herbal green.

Animal Heroes Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

Gordon, biologist-turned-walking-guide for adventure travel company Wilderness Scotland, was keen-eyed and informative, pointing out the star-like fingers of the moss polytrichum and the scarlet fruiting bodies of tiny lichens.

Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk 2008

Gordon, biologist-turned-walking-guide for adventure travel company Wilderness Scotland, was keen-eyed and informative, pointing out the star-like fingers of the moss polytrichum and the scarlet fruiting bodies of tiny lichens.

British Blogs 2008