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Fox-tail Feather-moss
Thamnobryum alopecurum
25 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
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Menzies' Tree MossLeucolepis acanthoneura
Mouse-tail MossPseudisothecium myosuroides
Oregon Beaked MossKindbergia oregana
stairstep mossHylocomium splendens
Horn Calcareous MossMnium hornum
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Tree Climacium MossClimacium dendroides
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 26,551 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 26,551 |
| United Kingdom | 590 |
| England | 502 |
| Germany | 175 |
| France | 164 |
| Spain | 84 |
| Bayern | 58 |
| Slovenia | 47 |
| Austria | 42 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mosses · Bryophyta |
| Class | Joint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida |
| Order | Feather Mosses · Hypnales |
| Family | Neckeraceae |
| Genus | Thamnobryum |
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 Fox-tail Feather-moss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.