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Alpine firmoss
Huperzia continentalis
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
northern firmossHuperzia selago
Arctic firmossHuperzia arctica
Chinese clubmossHuperzia miyoshiana
mountain firmossHuperzia appressa
Haleakala Fir-clubmossHuperzia haleakalae
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 436 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 434 |
| Alaska | 215 |
| British Columbia | 201 |
| Yukon | 137 |
| Washington | 49 |
| Nunavut | 27 |
| Northwest Territories | 11 |
| Ontario | 10 |
| Alberta | 9 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Lycophytes · Lycopodiopsida |
| Order | clubmosses and firmosses · Lycopodiales |
| Family | Clubmosses and Firmosses · Lycopodiaceae |
| Genus | temperate firmosses · Huperzia |
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 Alpine firmoss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.