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Pinnate Scalewort

Porella pinnata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 17, February 13, March 20, April 31, May 45, June 49, July 53, August 45, September 33, October 25, November 14, December 11.
United States3,160
Alaska355
North Carolina325
Missouri232
Tennessee210
New York202
Canada158
Illinois157
Arkansas145
Louisiana141

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
Phylumliverworts · Marchantiophyta
Classleafy and simple thalloid liverworts · Jungermanniopsida
OrderPorellales
FamilyPorellaceae
GenusPorella

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