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Sitka clubmoss
Diphasiastrum sitchense
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
alpine clubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum
interrupted clubmossSpinulum annotinum
northern ground-cedarDiphasiastrum complanatum
stag's-horn clubmossLycopodium clavatum
western moss-heatherCassiope mertensiana
blue clubmossDiphasiastrum tristachyum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 1,732 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,045 |
| British Columbia | 741 |
| Alaska | 480 |
| Quebec | 367 |
| Washington | 363 |
| Nunavut | 206 |
| Oregon | 99 |
| Ontario | 98 |
| Alberta | 67 |
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 | Ground cedars · Diphasiastrum |
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 Sitka clubmoss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.