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Oncophorus virens

(Hedw.) Brid.

Green Spur Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123865
Element CodeNBMUS52020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusOncophorus
Other Common Names
Oncophore vert-noir (FR)
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 Date2015-01-29
Change Date1991-04-26
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS3Yes
ManitobaSUYes
LabradorS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
QuebecS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
VermontSHYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSHYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
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.