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Curly Plait Moss

Stereodon subimponens

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) eloraa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 31, February 32, March 79, April 84, May 66, June 58, July 46, August 41, September 36, October 29, November 25, December 23.
British Columbia1,185
Canada457
United States297
Washington153
California74
Oregon42
Idaho22
Alberta3
Manitoba1
Yukon1

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

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderFeather Mosses · Hypnales
FamilyStereodontaceae
GenusStereodon

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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