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Toothed Plagiothecium Moss

Plagiothecium denticulatum

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,089, February 804, March 1,260, April 1,983, May 2,859, June 3,117, July 3,336, August 2,869, September 2,106, October 1,572, November 859, December 671.
United States25,348
Alaska22,526
Canada1,751
Ontario620
British Columbia456
New York364
Washington343
Quebec328
Michigan272
Wisconsin160

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

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderFeather Mosses · Hypnales
FamilyPlagiotheciaceae
GenusPlagiothecium

Sources

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Practise Toothed Plagiothecium Moss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.