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Platygyrium repens

(Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G.

Flat Brocade Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121957
Element CodeNBMUS5L020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyHypnaceae
GenusPlatygyrium
Other Common Names
Platygyre rampant (FR) Platygyrium Moss (EN) platygyrium 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 Date2015-04-17
Change Date1991-04-29
Range Extent Comments
Found in Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.; Europe; Asia; Africa (FNA vol. 28, 2014).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
KentuckySNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS1Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
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.