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Irish Ruffwort

Moerckia hibernica

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 27, February 20, March 31, April 48, May 70, June 76, July 81, August 70, September 51, October 38, November 21, December 16.
United States658
Alaska550
Canada167
Ontario85
Michigan47
British Columbia40
Minnesota16
Quebec16
New York9
New Hampshire8

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
Phylumliverworts · Marchantiophyta
Classleafy and simple thalloid liverworts · Jungermanniopsida
OrderPallaviciniales
FamilyMoerckiaceae
GenusMoerckia

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