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Fissidens fontanus

(B. Pyl.) Steud.

Water Pocket Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126365
Element CodeNBMUS2W0D0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderFissidentales
FamilyFissidentaceae
GenusFissidens
Synonyms
Fissidens debilisSchwaegr.
Concept Reference
Anderson, L.E., H.A. Crum, and W.R. Buck. 1990. List of the mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):448-499.
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-04-22
Change Date1991-04-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS2Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
OntarioS2Yes
QuebecS1Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkS2Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
MassachusettsS2Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
OregonS3Yes
KansasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSHYes
VermontSHYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
WashingtonS1Yes
IndianaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MontanaS1Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
TexasSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Spring Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest4,899
References (2)
  1. Anderson, L.E., H.A. Crum, and W.R. Buck. 1990. List of the mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):448-499.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.