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fire moss
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
fire moss thread moss
Ceratodon purpureus Ditrichaceae
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common names
  fire moss
   ceratodon moss
accepted scientific name
  Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.
rules for finding collection records
  Ceratodon purpureus (90)
  exclude Ceratodon purpureus stenocarpus
family name
  • Ditrichaceae
Image Author: ©2007 Patrick Alexander
Image License: CC BY-NC-ND
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Category: Moss-like Plants
Moss Category: True Moss
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (20%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
where plant found
mag select

Rocky
Forest
Epiphyte
Disturbed
Desert
Brush
Riparian
Grassland
Cliff
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Ceratodon purpureus   (Hedw.) Brid.   (TSN: 16864, Index: 655)


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Common Names




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