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Square Gooseneck Moss

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in United Kingdom.January 240, February 679, March 460, April 523, May 218, June 138, July 112, August 130, September 80, October 146, November 183, December 188.
United States147,519
United Kingdom3,097
England2,301
Canada1,526
British Columbia1,335
Germany1,125
Poland524
Wales507
Washington367
Denmark340

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderFeather Mosses · Hypnales
FamilyHylocomiaceae
Genusgoose neck moss · Rhytidiadelphus

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