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Ciliate Hoarmoss

Hedwigia ciliata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 330, February 243, March 381, April 600, May 865, June 944, July 1,010, August 868, September 637, October 476, November 260, December 203.
United States14,852
Alaska6,818
Canada2,726
Ontario1,464
New York1,248
Massachusetts873
Michigan563
North Carolina478
Quebec432
Minnesota426

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderHedwigiales
FamilyHoarmoss Family · Hedwigiaceae
GenusHoarmosses · Hedwigia

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