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Bird's-foot Wing-moss

Nogopterium gracile

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 121, February 89, March 140, April 220, May 317, June 346, July 370, August 318, September 234, October 174, November 95, December 74.
United States2,720
Alaska2,499
California184
Spain80
France79
Galicia39
Canada26
British Columbia26
Washington24
Italy23

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Classification

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

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