Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Taxobox
name = Shaggy moss

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Bryophyta
classis = Bryopsida
subclassis = Bryidae
ordo = Hypnales
familia = Hylocomiaceae
genus = "Rhytidiadelphus"
species = "R. triquetrus"
binomial = "Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus"

Shaggy moss, "Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus", is species of moss in the family Hylocomiaceae. It is often the dominating moss species in moderately rich forest habitats in the boreal regions. Because of its fuzzy appearance and tail-like shape it is also called the 'electrified cat's tail moss'.