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Hypnum cupressiforme

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Cypressleaf Plait Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126811
Element CodeNBMUS3V050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyHypnaceae
GenusHypnum
Other Common Names
Cypress-leaved Plait Moss (EN) Hypne cyprès (FR)
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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-02-03
Change Date1991-04-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
NunavutS2Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
LabradorS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaS2Yes
IowaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MichiganSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
MaineSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
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.