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false Irish moss
Mastocarpus stellatus
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
Irish MossChondrus crispus
Pepper DulseOsmundea pinnatifida
Turkish washclothMastocarpus papillatus
bushy Turkish washclothMastocarpus jardinii
Lawn algaChondracanthus canaliculatus
DulsePalmaria palmata
Hairy Sea-matElectra pilosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 10,870 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 9,332 |
| Canada | 824 |
| Maine | 816 |
| New Hampshire | 575 |
| New Brunswick | 339 |
| Quebec | 251 |
| Nova Scotia | 213 |
| Massachusetts | 104 |
| United Kingdom | 102 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | red algae · Rhodophyta |
| Class | Florideophycean algae · Florideophyceae |
| Order | Gigartinales |
| Family | Phyllophoraceae |
| Genus | encrusting red algae · Mastocarpus |
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 false Irish moss with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.