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crisped pincushion

Ulota crispa

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 508, February 375, March 588, April 924, May 1,333, June 1,453, July 1,555, August 1,337, September 982, October 733, November 400, December 313.
United States13,839
Alaska10,501
Canada1,878
Nova Scotia1,339
Massachusetts1,175
New Hampshire934
New York682
Quebec521
Maine435
Vermont361

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderOrthotrichales
FamilyOrthotrichaceae
GenusUlota

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