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Musk Fern
Microsorum grossum
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
monarch fernMicrosorum scolopendria
golden polypodyPhlebodium aureum
hound's tongue fernMicrosorum pustulatum
Cretan brakePteris cretica
Oakleaf fernDrynaria quercifolia
Broad Sword FernNephrolepis biserrata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Hawaii | 3,050 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,808 |
| Puerto Rico | 108 |
| Australia | 12 |
| Queensland | 6 |
| Thailand | 6 |
| Northern Territory | 5 |
| Colombia | 4 |
| Singapore | 4 |
| Antioquia | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Polypodiales |
| Family | polypody family · Polypodiaceae |
| Genus | Microsorum |
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 Musk Fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.