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Star Moss
Syntrichia ruralis
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
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
bristly haircap mossPolytrichum piliferum
lesser smoothcapAtrichum angustatum
juniper haircap mossPolytrichum juniperinum
Woodsy Thyme-mossPlagiomnium cuspidatum
Bearded ScrewmossPseudocrossidium crinitum
Syntrichia antarctica
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 43,066 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 38,901 |
| Canada | 2,906 |
| British Columbia | 1,566 |
| California | 962 |
| Alberta | 567 |
| Germany | 551 |
| Colorado | 522 |
| Ontario | 496 |
| Nevada | 435 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mosses · Bryophyta |
| Class | Joint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida |
| Order | Pottiales |
| Family | Pottiaceae |
| Genus | Syntrichia |
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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 Star Moss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.