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Riccardia palmata

(Hedw.) Carruth.

Palmate Germanderwort

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123474
Element CodeNBHEP2Y050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassJungermanniopsida
OrderMetzgeriales
FamilyAneuraceae
GenusRiccardia
Other Common Names
Riccardie palmée (FR)
Concept Reference
Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-12-31
Change Date1994-12-31
Range Extent Comments
This species is widely scattered from northwestern Greenland south to Florida in the east, and Alaska to California in the west; it is also found throughout Europe, Asia, and Japan (Stotler and Crandall-Stotler 2017).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS2Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
OntarioS2Yes
Yukon TerritorySHYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
WisconsinS4Yes
PennsylvaniaSHYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
References (2)
  1. Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
  2. Stotler, R.E. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 2017. A synopsis of the liverwort flora of North America north of Mexico. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 102: 574-709.