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Hypnum cupressiforme

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Cypressleaf Plait Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126811
Element CodeNBMUS3V050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyHypnaceae
GenusHypnum
Other Common Names
Cypress-leaved Plait Moss (EN) Hypne cyprès (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 Date2015-02-03
Change Date1991-04-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
LabradorS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
NunavutS2Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
MichiganSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
GeorgiaS2Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
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.