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Dicranum majus

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Greater Broom Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123569
Element CodeNBMUS2B0C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusDicranum
Other Common Names
dicranum moss (EN) Grand dicrane (FR) Greater Fork 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 Date2015-06-01
Change Date2015-06-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MassachusettsSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
OntarioS1Yes
NunavutSUYes
New BrunswickS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
ManitobaSUYes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
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.