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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
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
LabradorS2Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinS4Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
VermontS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
KentuckySNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
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.