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squirrel-tail moss

Leucodon sciuroides

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 493, February 364, March 570, April 897, May 1,293, June 1,410, July 1,509, August 1,298, September 953, October 711, November 389, December 304.
United States10,506
Alaska10,190
Canada584
Germany343
France252
Ontario251
Bayern237
Austria230
Quebec171
Russia166

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderFeather Mosses · Hypnales
FamilyLeucodontaceae
GenusLeucodon

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