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Plagiomnium cuspidatum

(Hedw.) T. Kop.

Woodsy Leafy Moss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125977

Element CodeNBMUS81050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassBryopsida

OrderBryales

FamilyMniaceae

GenusPlagiomnium

Synonyms

Mnium cuspidatumHedw.

Other Common Names

Mnie cuspidée (FR) toothed plagiomnium 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 Date2015-04-17

Change Date1991-04-25

Range Extent Comments

Found in Greenland; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Ala., Alaska, Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W. Va., Wis., Wyo.; Mexico (México); Europe; Asia; Africa. (FNA vol. 28, 2014).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	S4	Yes
Nunavut	SU	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	SU	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Wisconsin	S4	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S5	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Virginia	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S3	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gee Creek	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	7,957

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hegman Lakes	Superior National Forest	675

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Baldy	Lewis and Clark National Forest	43,135

Nevada (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pearl Peak	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	71,405
Ruby - South	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	13,195

South Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Ellicott Rock 2	Sumter National Forest	517

References (2)

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.
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.