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Dicranum scoparium

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Common Broom Moss

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121673
Element CodeNBMUS2B0K0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusDicranum
Other Common Names
Dicrane à balai (FR) dicranum 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 Date2015-04-14
Change Date1991-04-19
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinS4Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
TennesseeS5Yes
OregonSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
IowaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutSUYes
LabradorS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (10)
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
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.