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Meesia uliginosa

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Swamp Thread Moss

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121694
Element CodeNBMUS4L030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyMeesiaceae
GenusMeesia
Other Common Names
Capillary Thread Moss (EN) Meesie des marais (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 Date2015-01-28
Change Date2015-01-28
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonS1Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaS1Yes
CaliforniaS3Yes
WisconsinS3Yes
MichiganSNRYes
MinnesotaS3Yes
New YorkSHYes
VermontSHYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
OregonS3Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
NunavutS4Yes
OntarioS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
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.