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alpine clubmoss
Diphasiastrum alpinum
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 ground-cedarDiphasiastrum complanatum
Sitka clubmossDiphasiastrum sitchense
stag's-horn clubmossLycopodium clavatum
northern firmossHuperzia selago
interrupted clubmossSpinulum annotinum
northern spikemossSelaginella selaginoides
arctic stag's-horn clubmossLycopodium lagopus
blue clubmossDiphasiastrum tristachyum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 24,926 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 1,690 |
| British Columbia | 683 |
| Russia | 345 |
| Quebec | 267 |
| Nunavut | 245 |
| Alaska | 234 |
| Ukraine | 211 |
| Austria | 207 |
| Zakarpattia Oblast | 204 |
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 | Ground cedars · Diphasiastrum |
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 clubmoss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.