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Drepanocladus aduncus

(Hedw.) Warnst.

Knieff's Hook Moss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.954801
Element CodeNBMUS2J030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyAmblystegiaceae
GenusDrepanocladus
Other Common Names
drepanocladus moss (EN) Faucillette courbée (FR)
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
FNA (vol. 28, 2014) as presented here includes Drepanocladus simplicissimus in D. aduncus, while Anderson et al. (1990) treat them as distinct. FNA also does not recognize any varieties as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date2015-11-18
Change Date2015-11-18
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KansasSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
UtahSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
New YorkSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
NevadaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MissouriSUYes
OhioSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
LabradorS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
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.