Thamnobryum alleghaniense
(C. Mull.) Nieuwl.
Alleghany Thamnobryum Moss
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121477
Element CodeNBMUS7D010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderLeucodontales
FamilyNeckeraceae
GenusThamnobryum
Other Common NamesAlleghany thamnobryum moss (EN)
Concept ReferenceAnderson, 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
Review Date2000-04-26
Change Date2000-04-26
Edition Date2000-04-26
Edition AuthorsKaranosky, M.
Rank ReasonsMontane and the southeast North America; Piedmont and upper coastal plain; southern Appalachian Mountains, New Brunswick to Ontario and west across Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, south to Georgia, northern Alabama, northeastern Mississippi and Arkansas. Found on rocks in wet, shady places, especially on the face of cliffs, often in deep gorges, on limestone or, more often on acid, siliceous rock. Also found in cool ravines and north facing bluffs.
Range Extent CommentsMontane and the southeast North America; Piedmont and upper coastal plain; southern Appalachian Mountains, New Brunswick to Ontario and west across Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, south to Georgia, northern Alabama, northeastern Mississippi and Arkansas (Crum et al. 1981)
Ecology & Habitat
Habitat
Found on rocks in wet, shady places, especially on the face of cliffs, often in deep gorges, on limestone or more often on acid, siliceous rock. Also found in cool ravines and north facing bluffs (Crum et al. 1981).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Maryland | SNR | Yes |
| Vermont | S3 | Yes |
| New Jersey | SNR | Yes |
| Maine | SNR | Yes |
| North Carolina | SNR | Yes |
| Alabama | SNR | Yes |
| New York | SNR | Yes |
| Tennessee | S3 | Yes |
| Virginia | SNR | Yes |
| New Hampshire | SNR | Yes |
| Connecticut | SNR | Yes |
| South Carolina | SNR | Yes |
| Michigan | SNR | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | S3 | Yes |
| West Virginia | SNR | Yes |
| Arkansas | SNR | Yes |
| Wisconsin | SNR | Yes |
| Indiana | SNR | Yes |
| Kentucky | SNR | Yes |
| Georgia | SNR | Yes |
| Massachusetts | SNR | Yes |
| Ohio | SNR | Yes |
| Missouri | S1 | Yes |
| Illinois | SNR | Yes |
CanadaN3
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Ontario | S3 | Yes |
| Nova Scotia | S3 | Yes |
| New Brunswick | S2 | Yes |
| Quebec | S2 | Yes |
Roadless Areas (1)
Kentucky (1)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| Wolfpen | Daniel Boone National Forest | 2,835 |
References (3)
- 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.
- Crum, H.A., and L.E. Anderson. 1981. Mosses of eastern North America. 2 Volumes. Columbia Univ. Press, New York. 1328 pp.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp.