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Cat's Tail Moss

Pseudisothecium stoloniferum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 270, February 315, March 319, April 432, May 467, June 407, July 323, August 288, September 253, October 243, November 228, December 193.
Canada7,118
British Columbia7,118
Washington2,018
United States1,878
Oregon911
Alaska224
California80
Idaho15
Alberta5
Alabama1

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassJoint-toothed Mosses · Bryopsida
OrderFeather Mosses · Hypnales
FamilyLembophyllaceae
GenusPseudisothecium

Sources

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