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interrupted clubmoss
Spinulum annotinum
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
shining firmossHuperzia lucidula
stag's-horn clubmossLycopodium clavatum
northern firmossHuperzia selago
Northern ClubmossSpinulum canadense
arctic stag's-horn clubmossLycopodium lagopus
prickly tree-clubmossDendrolycopodium dendroideum
common yarrowAchillea millefolium
inundated bog clubmossLycopodiella inundata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 114,707 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 9,312 |
| Russia | 4,345 |
| Ontario | 3,475 |
| New York | 2,120 |
| Michigan | 1,974 |
| British Columbia | 1,733 |
| Ukraine | 1,446 |
| Alberta | 1,194 |
| New Hampshire | 1,059 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Lycophytes · Lycopodiopsida |
| Order | clubmosses and firmosses · Lycopodiales |
| Family | Clubmosses and Firmosses · Lycopodiaceae |
| Genus | Spinulum |
Study it in a deck
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.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise interrupted clubmoss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.