Lunularia cruciata

(Linnaeus) Dum.

Crescent-cup Liverwort

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126950
Element CodeNBHEP1Z010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassMarchantiopsida
OrderMarchantiales
FamilyLunulariaceae
GenusLunularia
Synonyms
Lunularia cruciata ssp. cruciata
Concept Reference
Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-12-31
Change Date1994-12-31
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNANo
OntarioSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNANo
MarylandSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
VermontSHYes
New YorkSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Black MountainLos Padres National Forest16,818
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
References (3)
  1. Schuster, R. M. 1992b. The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America east of the hundredth meridian, volume VI. Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago. 937 pp.
  2. Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
  3. Stotler, R.E. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 2017. A synopsis of the liverwort flora of North America north of Mexico. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 102: 574-709.