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Diphyscium foliosum

(Hedw.) Mohr

Powder Gun Moss

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125089
Element CodeNBMUS2D020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDiphysciales
FamilyDiphysciaceae
GenusDiphyscium
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 Date2016-12-02
Change Date1991-04-19
Range Extent Comments
Known from B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que.; Ala., Alaska, Ark., Conn., Del., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Mexico; Central America (Guatemala); Europe; Asia; Atlantic Islands (Azores, Iceland, Madeira) (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
QuebecS4Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
TennesseeS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless AreaOttawa National Forest4,360
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
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.