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Tufted Thread-moss

Ptychostomum imbricatulum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 60, February 44, March 70, April 110, May 158, June 172, July 185, August 159, September 117, October 87, November 48, December 37.
United States1,335
Alaska1,246
Canada49
Washington25
Idaho19
British Columbia19
Germany17
Ontario14
Russia14
Bayern13

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyBryaceae
GenusPtychostomum

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