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Side-fruited Crisp-moss

Tortella squarrosa

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 87, February 92, March 76, April 57, May 64, June 10, July 13, August 11, September 16, October 54, November 109, December 120.
United States721
Spain709
Alaska675
Cataluña/Catalunya259
France248
Comunidad de Madrid183
Italy131
Portugal109
Occitanie105
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur74

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderPottiales
FamilyPottiaceae
GenusTortella

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