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Dicranum scoparium

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Common Broom Moss

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121673
Element CodeNBMUS2B0K0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusDicranum
Other Common Names
Dicrane à balai (FR) dicranum 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 Date2015-04-14
Change Date1991-04-19
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
NunavutSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South DakotaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
KentuckySNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
MontanaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
New JerseySNRYes
OregonSNRYes
TennesseeS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (10)
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
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.