A Perspective Oriented Guide for the Identification of North American Moss Genera
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Geographical Abbreviations

Revised through 21 December 2009
WS
Widespread; temperate North America
WS*
Widespread, but extremely scattered
WS(N)
Widespread, but heavily concentrated in the north
N
Northern; AK, Canada & N tier of U.S. states
N*
Northern, but also extending down W & E mountain ranges
E
Eastern; Rocky Mountains to Atlantic coast
S
Southern; VA to AZ and points south
W
Western; Pacific coast to Rocky Mountains
NE
Northeast; MP to NY
SE
Southeast; VA to FL to LA to AR
SW
Southwest; AZ & NM
NW
Northwest; AK, YT, BC, & AB
AP
Appalachian Mountains
AC
Arctic
A/A
Arctic / alpine; AK, N Canada & alpine areas in W & E mountains
EC
East coast; MA to SC
CP
Coastal plain; NJ to GA to TX
GP
Great plains; TX to MB & SK
GC
Gulf coast; FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, & TX
OZ
Ozark Plateau: MO, AR, & OK
SA
Southern Appalachians; TN, NC, SC, & GA
WC
West coast; CA, OR, WA, & BC

United States Postal Code Abbreviations

AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio
AK Alaska ME Maine OK Oklahoma
AZ Arizona MD Maryland OR Oregon
AR Arkansas MA Massachusetts PA Pennsylvania
CA California MI Michigan PR Puerto Rico
CO Colorado MN Minnesota RI Rhode Island
CT Connecticut MS Mississippi SC South Carolina
DE Delaware MO Missouri SD South Dakota
DC District of Columbia MT Montana TN Tennessee
FL Florida NE Nebraska TX Texas
GA Georgia NV Nevada UT Utah
HI Hawaii NH New Hampshire VT Vermont
ID Idaho NJ New Jersey VA Virginia
IL Illinois NM New Mexico WA Washington
IN Indiana NY New York WV West Virginia
IA Iowa NC North Carolina WI Wisconsin
KS Kansas ND North Dakota WY Wyoming
KY Kentucky

Canadian Postal Code Abbreviations

AB Alberta
BC British Columbia
MB Manitoba
NB New Brunswick
NL Newfoundland and Labrador
NT Northwest Territories
NS Nova Scotia
NU Nunavut
ON Ontario
PE Prince Edward Island
QC Quebec
SK Saskatchewan
YT Yukon

Denmark

GL

Greenland

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