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Hypnum curvifolium

Hedw.

Curveleaf Plait Moss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125837

Element CodeNBMUS3V060

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassBryopsida

OrderHypnales

FamilyHypnaceae

GenusHypnum

Synonyms

Calliergonella curvifolia(Hedw.) B.H. Allen

Other Common Names

curveleaf hypnum 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

Review Date1991-04-24

Change Date1991-04-24

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

United StatesNNR

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Kentucky (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wolfpen	Daniel Boone National Forest	2,835

References (2)

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.
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.