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Redshank
Ceratodon purpureus
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
Bonfire mossFunaria hygrometrica
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
creeping feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Capillary Thread-mossPtychostomum capillare
Star MossSyntrichia ruralis
bristly haircap mossPolytrichum piliferum
Woodsy Thyme-mossPlagiomnium cuspidatum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 93,085 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 6,057 |
| Ontario | 1,544 |
| British Columbia | 1,284 |
| Washington | 1,244 |
| California | 1,026 |
| Quebec | 714 |
| New York | 654 |
| Michigan | 598 |
| Oregon | 485 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Moss growth formListed by a harvested source as belonging to the moss plant group.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mosses · Bryophyta |
| Class | Joint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida |
| Order | Dicranales |
| Family | Ditrichaceae |
| Genus | Ceratodon |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Redshank with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.