Plagiochila porelloides

(Torrey Ex Nees) Lindenb.

Lesser Featherwort

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1035951
Element CodeNBHEP2M0Z0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassJungermanniopsida
OrderJungermanniales
FamilyPlagiochilaceae
GenusPlagiochila
Other Common Names
Plumette infléchie (FR)
Concept Reference
Stotler, R.E. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 2017. A synopsis of the liverwort flora of North America north of Mexico. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 102: 574-709.
Taxonomic Comments
Stotler and Crandall-Stotler (2017) here expand the concept of Plagiochila porelloides to include P. arctica var. subarctica (= P. porelloides var. subarctica) as a variety. Stotler and Crandall-Stotler (2017) state that "almost all of the reports of Plagiochila asplenioides in North America should be referred to P. porelloides, which is the most common species in eastern North America." Per Stotler and Crandall-Stotler (2017) Plagiochila porelloides is "found from Alaska south to Montana, Colorado, California, Arizona, and New Mexico, and throughout all of eastern North America from Greenland south to the Gulf Coastal Plain and west to Minnesota, Missouri, and Arkansas. It is widespread in boreal Europe and also in northern China."
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2018-04-04
Change Date2018-04-04
Range Extent Comments
This species is found from Alaska south to Montana, Colorado, California, Arizona, and New Mexico, and throughout all of eastern North America from Greenland south to the Gulf Coastal Plain and west to Minnesota, Missouri, and Arkansas. It is widespread in boreal Europe and also in northern China (Stotler and Crandall-Stotler 2017).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
NunavutSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
AlbertaSUYes
LabradorS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless AreaOttawa National Forest4,360
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
Vermont (2)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
References (2)
  1. Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
  2. Stotler, R.E. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 2017. A synopsis of the liverwort flora of North America north of Mexico. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 102: 574-709.