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Brachythecium rivulare

Schimp. in B.S.G.

River Ragged Moss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122308
Element CodeNBMUS0Z0P0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyBrachytheciaceae
GenusBrachythecium
Other Common Names
brachythecium moss (EN) Buissonnette des rivières (FR) Waterside Feather 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 Date2015-02-16
Change Date1991-04-08
Range Extent Comments
Greenland; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis., Wyo.; Europe; Asia; Africa; Atlantic Islands; Pacific Islands; Australia; Subantarctic Islands. (FNA vol. 28)
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
TennesseeS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
IowaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
OhioSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
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.