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Western Earwort

Scapania gracilis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 496, February 367, March 574, April 903, May 1,303, June 1,420, July 1,520, August 1,307, September 960, October 716, November 391, December 306.
United States10,264
Alaska10,264
United Kingdom60
England28
Scotland19
Wales7
Northern Ireland6
Ireland6
France5
Île-de-France4

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
Phylumliverworts · Marchantiophyta
Classleafy and simple thalloid liverworts · Jungermanniopsida
OrderJungermanniales
FamilyScapaniaceae
GenusScapania

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