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Brachythecium frigidum

(C. Mull.) Besch.

Northern Ragged Moss

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1076980

Element CodeNBMUS1Q050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassBryopsida

OrderHypnales

FamilyBrachytheciaceae

GenusBrachythecium

Concept Reference

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Anderson et al. (1990) include Brachythecium asperrimum in B. frigidum, while FNA (vol. 28, 2014) here treats them as distinct..

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S1	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Coyote North	Inyo National Forest	11,932

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.