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Ground Under Conifers

growing on the ground under coniferous trees, will match with woodlands, woods, forest, near trees, humus, under trees, conifers, under conifers, larch, spruce, fir, Douglas fir, pine, hemlock, cedar

Ground Under Hardwoods

growing on the ground under will match with alder, willow, aspen, oak, eucalyptus, maple, beech, madrone, elm, birch, poplar, cottonwood

Burned Ground

growing on the ground where there has been a fire, will match with burned areas, burns, burned ground, burned soil

On Unspecified Wood

growing on wood, but not specified whether this is conifer wood or hardwood, will match with wood, stump, log, trunk, branch, limb, twig, stick, timber, or lumber: any species that matches with conifer wood, hardwood, or wood chips will match with this option

On Conifer Wood

growing on conifer wood, will match with wood, stump, log, trunk, branch, limb, twig, stick, timber, or lumber, together with conifer, larch, fir, spruce, pine, Douglas fir, hemlock, or cedar

On Hardwood

growing on the wood of broadleaf (usually deciduous) trees, will match with wood, stump, log, trunk, branch, limb, twig, stick, timber, or lumber, together with hardwood, alder, willow, aspen, beech, oak, maple, madrone, elm, ash, birch, wild cherry, poplar, cottonwood, or poplar

On Burned Wood

growing on wood charred by a fire, will match with burned wood, charred wood, charcoal

On Needles

found on needles of conifers on the ground, will match with needles

On Cones

will match with cones

On Leaves

will match with leaf, leaves, foliage, salal

On Bark

will match with bark

On Wood Chips or Sawdust

will match with wood chips, sawdust

In Grass

will match with grass, lawn, pasture, field, turf, meadow

On Straw

will match with straw

On Hay

will match with hay

On Other Monocots

growing on parts of monocotyledonous plants (flowering plant with one seed-leaf (grasses, sedges, rushes etc), will match with monocot, sedge, Carex, Juncus, Typhus, Scirpus

On Berry Canes

will match with berry, canes, Rubus

With or on Ferns

will match with fern

In or on Moss

will match with moss, Sphagnum

With Other Plant Material

will match with plant, devil's club, Marchantia, vines, hedge, brush, herbaceous stem, salal, lichen

On Other Mushrooms

will match with mushrooms

Clustered or in Tufts

will match with cespitose, caespitose, cluster, or tuft

In Waste Places

growing in disturbed areas, will match with waste places, road, path, trail, wayside, disturbed, trash

In Arid Places

growing in very dry places, will match with arid, desert, dry, sand dune

In Sandy Areas

will match with sand, desert

In Wet Places

will match with wet, pond, stream, swamp, mud, bog, damp

Swamps or Bogs

will match with swamp, bog, Sphagnum

Near Snowbanks

often growing at the edge of melting snowbanks in spring, will match with snow

On Cultivated Soil

will match with compost, cultivated, garden, manure, rich soil, mulch

On Dung

will match with dung, manure, droppings

In Greenhouses

found in the warmer environment inside a greenhouse, will match with greenhouse

On Fabric

will match with fabric, cloth