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Sparse Fern Moss

Thuidiopsis sparsa

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 11, February 8, March 11, April 41, May 68, June 68, July 97, August 85, September 96, October 49, November 22, December 10.
Australia566
South Australia316
Victoria187
Western Australia43
New Zealand27
Tasmania13
Wellington Region9
Canterbury Region7
Auckland Region5
New South Wales4

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderFeather Mosses · Hypnales
FamilyThuidiaceae
GenusThuidiopsis

Sources

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