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Badge Moss

Plagiomnium insigne

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 161, February 185, March 307, April 546, May 421, June 367, July 291, August 259, September 228, October 181, November 146, December 147.
Canada5,035
British Columbia5,030
United States2,229
Washington1,601
Alaska219
Oregon216
Idaho140
California107
Alberta16
Nevada10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyMniaceae
GenusThyme and Allied Mosses · Plagiomnium

Sources

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Practise Badge Moss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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