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BIOL 321 Course Site (http://blogs.ubc.ca/biology321/?page_id=1339)

 * Polytrichum piliferum
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is relevant to the topic because it is about Polytrichum piliferum and written neutrally. Each claim does not have a citation, however, I believe it is written by local moss expert Shona Ellis, who is extremely reliable.
 * The article is relevant to the topic because it is about Polytrichum piliferum and written neutrally. Each claim does not have a citation, however, I believe it is written by local moss expert Shona Ellis, who is extremely reliable.


 * Sources
 * Shona Ellis

E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC (https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Polytrichum%20piliferum)

 * Polytrichum piliferum
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is relevant to the topic because it is about Polytrichum piliferum and written neutrally. Each claim is extracted from Some Common Mosses of British Columbia (written by Wilf Schofield), therefore, the site is reliable.
 * The article is relevant to the topic because it is about Polytrichum piliferum and written neutrally. Each claim is extracted from Some Common Mosses of British Columbia (written by Wilf Schofield), therefore, the site is reliable.


 * Sources
 * In Klinkenberg, Brian. 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
 * Species Account Author: Wilf Schofield

eFloras.org (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200002675)

 * Polytrichum piliferum
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is relevant to the topic because it is about Polytrichum piliferum and written neutrally. Claims do not have a citation, so it is difficult to say whether the information is reliable
 * The article is relevant to the topic because it is about Polytrichum piliferum and written neutrally. Claims do not have a citation, so it is difficult to say whether the information is reliable


 * Sources
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Montana Field Guides (https://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=NBMUS5T080)

 * Polytrichum piliferum
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is relevant to the topic because it is about Polytrichum piliferum and written neutrally. Each claim has a citation to various books and papers about flowers and mosses in Montana and Utah
 * The article is relevant to the topic because it is about Polytrichum piliferum and written neutrally. Each claim has a citation to various books and papers about flowers and mosses in Montana and Utah


 * Sources
 * Crum, H.A. and L.E. Anderson. 1981. Mosses of Eastern North America. 2 volumes. Columbia University Press, New York. 1328 pp.
 * Elliott, J.C. and A.K. Pipp. 2018. A Checklist of Montana Mosses (1880-2018). Updated 3 January, 2020. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, Montana. 73 pp.
 * Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 2007. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, Inc., NY. xxi + 713 pp.
 * Flowers, S. 1973. Mosses: Utah and the West. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 567 p.
 * Kosovich-Anderson, Y. I. 2015. Mosses of the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming, U.S.A.: New Altitudinal Records for North America. Arctoa 24:141-147.
 * Malcolm, W. M., and Nancy Malcolm. 2000. Mosses and Other Bryophytes: An Illustrated Glossary. Nelson, New Zealand: Micro-Optics Press.
 * Vitt, D. J. Marsh, and R. Bovey. 1988. Mosses, Lichens & Ferns of Northwest North America. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. 296 p.

NatureServe Explorer (https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127400/Polytrichum_piliferum)

 * Polytrichum piliferum
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is relevant to the topic because it is about Polytrichum piliferum and written neutrally. Each individual claim is not cited, however, there are references listed at the end of the website
 * The article is relevant to the topic because it is about Polytrichum piliferum and written neutrally. Each individual claim is not cited, however, there are references listed at the end of the website


 * Sources
 * Anderson, L.E., H.A. Crum, and W.R. Buck. 1990. List of the mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):448-499.
 * Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 2007b. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.