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pigtail moss
Weissia controversa
Weissia controversa
pigtail moss beard-moss
Weissia controversa Pottiaceae
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common names
  pigtail moss
  green-cushioned weissia moss
accepted scientific name
  Weissia controversa Hedw.
rules for finding collection records
  Weissia controversa (32)
  Weissia viridula (8)
family name
  • Pottiaceae
Image Author: ©2011 Robert Klips
Image License: Author's permission
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Category: Moss-like Plants
Moss Category: True Moss
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (14%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
where plant found
mag select

Forest
Disturbed
Brush
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Weissia controversa   Hedw.   (TSN: 16656, Index: 863)


Scientific Names used to access collection records




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Common Names




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