Plants › Haircap Moss Family
lesser smoothcap
Atrichum angustatum
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
Catherine's mossAtrichum undulatum
Star MossSyntrichia ruralis
juniper haircap mossPolytrichum juniperinum
Common Haircap MossPolytrichum commune
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
bristly haircap mossPolytrichum piliferum
Wavy Starburst MossAtrichum altecristatum
Woodsy Thyme-mossPlagiomnium cuspidatum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,600 |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 604 |
| New York | 581 |
| District of Columbia | 541 |
| Alabama | 512 |
| Canada | 469 |
| North Carolina | 460 |
| Georgia | 443 |
| Ontario | 374 |
| Illinois | 357 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Moss growth formListed by a harvested source as belonging to the moss plant group.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mosses · Bryophyta |
| Class | aloe-mosses · Polytrichopsida |
| Order | aloe-mosses · Polytrichales |
| Family | Haircap Moss Family · Polytrichaceae |
| Genus | Smoothcap Mosses · Atrichum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise lesser smoothcap with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.