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Brachythecium rivulare

Schimp. in B.S.G.

River Ragged Moss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122308
Element CodeNBMUS0Z0P0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyBrachytheciaceae
GenusBrachythecium
Other Common Names
brachythecium moss (EN) Buissonnette des rivières (FR) Waterside Feather 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 Date2015-02-16
Change Date1991-04-08
Range Extent Comments
Greenland; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis., Wyo.; Europe; Asia; Africa; Atlantic Islands; Pacific Islands; Australia; Subantarctic Islands. (FNA vol. 28)
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
VermontS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
NevadaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
KansasSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
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.