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Campylium stellatum

(Hedw.) C. Jens.

Yellow Starry Fen Moss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122724
Element CodeNBMUS1J083
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyAmblystegiaceae
GenusCampylium
Synonyms
Campyliadelphus stellatus(Hedw.) KandaCampylium stellatum var. stellatum
Other Common Names
star campylium moss (EN) Star Campylium Moss (EN)
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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 28, 2014) elevates Campylium stellatum var. arcticum (= Drepanocladus arcticus) and C. stellatum var. protensum (= C. protensum) to full species, therefore, Anderson et al.'s (1990) C. stellatum var. stellatum is equivalent to FNA's treatment of C. stellatum.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-12-01
Change Date1991-04-18
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in intermediately mineral-rich fens, river and lake shores (Hedenäs, 2020).
Palustrine Habitats
Bog/fenRiparian
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
LabradorS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
NunavutS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IowaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
MichiganSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MissouriS3Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
MassachusettsS2Yes
OregonS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
References (3)
  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.
  3. Hedenäs, L. 2020. Flora of North America: <i>Campylium stellatum</i>. Accessed: September 7, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Campylium_stellatum