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Ceratodon purpureus

(Hedw.) Brid.

Red Roof Moss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.817170
Element CodeNBMUS1N040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDitrichaceae
GenusCeratodon
Other Common Names
ceratodon moss (EN) Cératodon pourpre (FR) Fire Moss (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America's (2007) Ceratodon purpureus includes Anderson et al.'s (1990) Ceratodon stenocarpus, as C. purpureus ssp. stenocarpus. However, it also excludes Anderson et al.'s C. purpureus var. rotundifolius, which is recognized by Flora of North America as the distinct species C. heterophyllus.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-07-24
Change Date2008-07-25
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New HampshireSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
MichiganSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
HawaiiSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
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.