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Oregon Beaked Moss
Kindbergia oregana
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
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
stairstep mossHylocomium splendens
delicate fern mossThuidium delicatulum
Menzies' Tree MossLeucolepis acanthoneura
dendroalsia mossDendroalsia abietina
Cat's Tail MossPseudisothecium stoloniferum
Ostrich-plume MossPtilium crista-castrensis
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 9,201 |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | 9,200 |
| United States | 3,668 |
| Washington | 2,111 |
| Oregon | 1,171 |
| California | 325 |
| Alaska | 135 |
| Idaho | 61 |
| Nevada | 3 |
| Alberta | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mosses · Bryophyta |
| Class | Joint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida |
| Order | Feather Mosses · Hypnales |
| Family | Brachytheciaceae |
| Genus | Kindbergia |
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 Oregon Beaked Moss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.