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tangled thread moss
Hygroamblystegium varium
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
tree-skirt mossPseudanomodon attenuatus
creeping feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
seductive entodon mossEntodon seductrix
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,870 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,884 |
| Canada | 369 |
| District of Columbia | 288 |
| Ontario | 154 |
| Quebec | 141 |
| Virginia | 131 |
| Ohio | 121 |
| New York | 88 |
| West Virginia | 61 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mosses · Bryophyta |
| Class | Joint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida |
| Order | Feather Mosses · Hypnales |
| Family | Amblystegiaceae |
| Genus | Hygroamblystegium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise tangled thread moss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.