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Hypnum cupressiforme

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Cypressleaf Plait Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126811
Element CodeNBMUS3V050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyHypnaceae
GenusHypnum
Other Common Names
Cypress-leaved Plait Moss (EN) Hypne cyprès (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 Date2015-02-03
Change Date1991-04-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South DakotaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
GeorgiaS2Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
DelawareSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutS2Yes
OntarioS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
AlbertaS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
LabradorS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
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.