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northern ground-cedar

Diphasiastrum complanatum

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Russia.January 3, February 2, March 6, April 127, May 235, June 277, July 509, August 618, September 265, October 109, November 51, December 3.
United States32,234
Canada5,717
Russia2,205
British Columbia1,330
Ontario1,045
Quebec849
Nunavut838
Alaska341
Alberta292
Minnesota284

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassLycophytes · Lycopodiopsida
Orderclubmosses and firmosses · Lycopodiales
FamilyClubmosses and Firmosses · Lycopodiaceae
GenusGround cedars · Diphasiastrum

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise northern ground-cedar with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.