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Andreaea rupestris

Hedw.

Black Rock Moss

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.953386

Element CodeNBMUS0A150

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassAndreaeopsida

OrderAndreaeales

FamilyAndreaeaceae

GenusAndreaea

Other Common Names

Lanterne des rochers (FR)

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

FNA (vol. 27, 2007) here includes Andreaea alpestris in A. rupestris, saying it is probably best considered a high elevation form. Anderson et al. (1990) treat them as distinct. FNA (vol. 27) does not recognize infraspecies for Andreaea rupestris.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-12-01

Change Date2015-11-01

Range Extent Comments

Known from Greenland; Nunavut, Quebec; Alaska; northwestern Europe (FNA vol. 27, 2007).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Labrador	S3	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
British Columbia	SNR	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Ohio	SH	Yes
Wisconsin	S3	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S2	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Virginia	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S2	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S3	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Jefferson Ridge	Olympic National Forest	6,512
Upper Skokomish	Olympic National Forest	9,311

References (2)

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.
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.