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Fissidens bryoides

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Lesser Pocket Moss

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.817231
Element CodeNBMUS2W2B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderFissidentales
FamilyFissidentaceae
GenusFissidens
Synonyms
Fissidens viridulus(Sw.) Wahlenb.
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Anderson et al. (1990) includes Fissidens minutulus material in F. bryoides, while FNA (vol. 27, 2007) here treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-23
Change Date2008-07-25
Range Extent Comments
Known from Greenland; Alta., B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., N.H., N. J., N. Mex., N.Y., N.C., N. Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.D., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis., Wyo.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America; Europe; Asia (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutSUYes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
LabradorS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
ManitobaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
QuebecS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OklahomaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
DelawareS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
KansasSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
FloridaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
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.