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Lanky Moss

Rhytidiadelphus loreus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 245, February 228, March 353, April 415, May 640, June 557, July 442, August 394, September 346, October 275, November 221, December 224.
United States41,778
Canada5,567
British Columbia5,405
Washington835
Alaska661
United Kingdom490
Germany277
England260
Oregon207
Scotland129

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

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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