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Dicranum flagellare

Hedw.

Whip Broom Moss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125017
Element CodeNBMUS2B060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusDicranum
Synonyms
Orthodicranum flagellare(Hedw.) Loeske
Other Common Names
Dicrane petit-fouet (FR) dicranum moss (EN) Whip Fork 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 Date1991-04-19
Range Extent Comments
Range includes Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Ala., Ariz., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas); West Indies; Central America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama); Europe; Asia (FNA vol. 27).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
LabradorS2Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
ManitobaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IowaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
KentuckySNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
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.