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California asterella
Calasterella californica
27 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
Palmer's AsterellaAsterellopsis palmeri
Orobus-seed LiverwortTargionia hypophylla
Hemisphaeric LiverwortReboulia hemisphaerica
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Crescent-cup liverwortLunularia cruciata
Asterella bolanderi
Cryptomitrium tenerum
Cliff WaxwortPlagiochasma rupestre
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 5,194 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,298 |
| Mexico | 106 |
| Baja California | 106 |
| Nevada | 52 |
| Arizona | 34 |
| Oregon | 5 |
| Utah | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | liverworts · Marchantiophyta |
| Class | complex thalloid liverworts · Marchantiopsida |
| Order | Complex thallose liverworts · Marchantiales |
| Family | Aytoniaceae |
| Genus | Calasterella |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise California asterella with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.