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Fissidens bryoides

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Lesser Pocket Moss

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.817231
Element CodeNBMUS2W2B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderFissidentales
FamilyFissidentaceae
GenusFissidens
Synonyms
Fissidens viridulus(Sw.) Wahlenb.
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Anderson et al. (1990) includes Fissidens minutulus material in F. bryoides, while FNA (vol. 27, 2007) here treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-23
Change Date2008-07-25
Range Extent Comments
Known from Greenland; Alta., B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., N.H., N. J., N. Mex., N.Y., N.C., N. Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.D., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis., Wyo.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America; Europe; Asia (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MaineSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
New BrunswickS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
LabradorS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
QuebecS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
NunavutSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
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.