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ribbed bog moss

Aulacomnium palustre

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 3,325, February 2,456, March 3,847, April 6,053, May 8,727, June 9,517, July 10,184, August 8,758, September 6,430, October 4,799, November 2,623, December 2,050.
United States75,207
Alaska68,768
Canada6,794
Ontario1,545
British Columbia1,215
Quebec1,166
California599
New York594
Russia447
Michigan426

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderAulacomniales
FamilyAulacomniaceae
GenusAulacomnium

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