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Oncophorus virens

(Hedw.) Brid.

Green Spur Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123865
Element CodeNBMUS52020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusOncophorus
Other Common Names
Oncophore vert-noir (FR)
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 Date2015-01-29
Change Date1991-04-26
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
IowaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSHYes
MichiganSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VermontSHYes
New YorkSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
OntarioS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
New BrunswickS1Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
NunavutS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
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.