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Cratoneuron filicinum

(Hedw.) Spruce

Fernleaf Hook Moss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127282
Element CodeNBMUS1W030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyAmblystegiaceae
GenusCratoneuron
Other Common Names
Cratoneuron crochet (FR) cratoneuron moss (EN) Fern-leaved Hook 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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-03-05
Change Date1992-04-02
Range Extent Comments
Range includes Greenland; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nev., N.H., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Wash., Wis., Wyo.; Mexico (Baja California, México, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosí); South America; Eurasia; Africa; Atlantic Islands; Pacific Islands (New Zealand) (FNA vol. 28).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
LabradorSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
WyomingSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MassachusettsS1Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
MichiganSNRYes
WisconsinS3Yes
UtahSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
FibreHiawatha National Forest7,432
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.