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Paludella squarrosa

(Hedw.) Brid.

Tufted Fen Moss

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127491
Element CodeNBMUS58010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyMeesiaceae
GenusPaludella
Synonyms
Bryum squarrosumHedw.
Other Common Names
angled paludella moss (EN) Paludelle hérissée (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 Date2015-04-06
Change Date2015-04-06
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS1Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
NunavutS3Yes
QuebecS5Yes
OntarioS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
LabradorS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New YorkS1Yes
WyomingSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
VermontS2Yes
MontanaS1Yes
ColoradoS1Yes
IowaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Alaska (5)
AreaForestAcres
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
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). 2014a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp.