Fissidens grandifrons

Brid.

Largeleaf Pocket Moss

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123406
Element CodeNBMUS2W0F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderFissidentales
FamilyFissidentaceae
GenusFissidens
Other Common Names
Large-leaved Pocket 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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-05-28
Change Date2015-05-28
Range Extent Comments
Known from Alta., B.C., Ont.; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Idaho, Ill., Ky., Mich., Mo., Mont., N.Y., Oreg., Tenn., Utah, Va., Wash., Wyo.; Mexico; Central America; Europe; Asia (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS2Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
QuebecS1Yes
OntarioS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
WashingtonS2Yes
OregonS3Yes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cub CreekLassen National Forest8,643
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
Mt. Logan WestWasatch-Cache National Forest5,285
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). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.