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blue clubmoss
Diphasiastrum tristachyum
29 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
fan clubmossDiphasiastrum digitatum
northern ground-cedarDiphasiastrum complanatum
field horsetailEquisetum arvense
alpine clubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum
Sitka clubmossDiphasiastrum sitchense
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,355 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,861 |
| Canada | 1,659 |
| Ontario | 882 |
| New York | 756 |
| Quebec | 532 |
| Massachusetts | 449 |
| Michigan | 441 |
| New Hampshire | 257 |
| Pennsylvania | 246 |
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 blue clubmoss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.