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Aulacomnium palustre

(Hedw.) Schwaegr.

Ribbed Bog Moss

G5Secure Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125749
Element CodeNBMUS0N040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyAulacomniaceae
GenusAulacomnium
Other Common Names
Aulacomnie des marais (FR) aulacomnium moss (EN)
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America (vol. 28, 2014) lump subspecific taxa.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-01-29
Change Date1991-03-08
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
UtahSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
KansasSNRYes
ColoradoS2Yes
WyomingS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
TennesseeS2Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
NessieInyo National Forest830
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burden FallsShawnee National Forest485
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Oregon (12)
AreaForestAcres
Chucksney MountainWillamette National Forest15,369
CornpatchWillamette National Forest7,346
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
Roaring RiverWillamette National Forest2,128
WaldoDeschutes National Forest4,973
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Waldo - MoolackWillamette National Forest1,183
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
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). 2014a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp.