Bartramia pomiformis

Hedw.

Common Apple Moss

G5Secure Found in 24 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125703
Element CodeNBMUS0R050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyBartramiaceae
GenusBartramia
Other Common Names
Apple Moss (EN) Bartramie pommette (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 Date2015-02-16
Change Date1991-03-08
Range Extent Comments
Greenland; B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Sask.; Ala., Alaska, Ark., Calif., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis.; s South America (Tierra del Fuego); Europe; n, c, e Asia; n Africa; Atlantic Islands (Madeira). (FNA vol. 28)
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
NunavutS1Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS2Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MaineSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
DelawareS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
KansasSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (24)
Alaska (5)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Indian Grave GapChattahoochee National Forest1,020
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
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.