Amblystegium serpens

(Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G.

Creeping Feather Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121736
Element CodeNBMUS06020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyAmblystegiaceae
GenusAmblystegium
Synonyms
Amblystegium juratzkanumSchimperAmblystegium serpens var. tenue(Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G.
Other Common Names
Amblystégie rampante (FR) amblystegium 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) lumps subspecific taxa.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-01-25
Change Date1991-03-07
Edition Date1996-07-11
Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (7/96)
Rank Reasons
World-wide distribution.
Range Extent Comments
World-wide; Texas (east to west north of Rio Grande Plains) (Mahler 1980).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist substrates (Mahler 1980).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New JerseySNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
FloridaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
IowaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
VermontS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
LabradorS2Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
References (4)
  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. Finger Lakes Native Plant Society Website. www.fingerlakesnativeplantsociety.org. 'Bryophtyes' section, 'Cross Reference of Latin and Common Names' web document. Accessed 28 April 2006.
  3. 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.
  4. Mahler, W.F. 1980. The Mosses of Texas: A Manual of the Moss Flora with Sketches. Southern Methodist University Herbarium, Dallas, Texas. 147 pp.