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delicate fern moss
Thuidium delicatulum
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
brocade mossCallicladium imponens
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
stairstep mossHylocomium splendens
Oregon Beaked MossKindbergia oregana
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Hook-leaved Fern MossThuidium recognitum
tree-skirt mossPseudanomodon attenuatus
common yarrowAchillea millefolium
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 19,936 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 6,296 |
| Canada | 1,981 |
| North Carolina | 1,785 |
| Virginia | 1,345 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,323 |
| Ontario | 1,241 |
| New York | 1,219 |
| New Jersey | 1,039 |
| Ohio | 1,020 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Moss growth formListed by a harvested source as belonging to the moss plant group.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mosses · Bryophyta |
| Class | Joint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida |
| Order | Feather Mosses · Hypnales |
| Family | Thuidiaceae |
| Genus | fern mosses · Thuidium |
Study it in a deck
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise delicate fern moss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.