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Dicranum flagellare

Hedw.

Whip Broom Moss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125017
Element CodeNBMUS2B060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusDicranum
Synonyms
Orthodicranum flagellare(Hedw.) Loeske
Other Common Names
Dicrane petit-fouet (FR) dicranum moss (EN) Whip Fork 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 Date2015-03-05
Change Date1991-04-19
Range Extent Comments
Range includes Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Ala., Ariz., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas); West Indies; Central America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama); Europe; Asia (FNA vol. 27).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
DelawareS5Yes
New JerseySNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
LabradorS2Yes
OntarioS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
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.