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Campylium stellatum

(Hedw.) C. Jens.

Yellow Starry Fen Moss

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122724
Element CodeNBMUS1J083
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyAmblystegiaceae
GenusCampylium
Synonyms
Campyliadelphus stellatus(Hedw.) KandaCampylium stellatum var. stellatum
Other Common Names
star campylium moss (EN) Star Campylium 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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 28, 2014) elevates Campylium stellatum var. arcticum (= Drepanocladus arcticus) and C. stellatum var. protensum (= C. protensum) to full species, therefore, Anderson et al.'s (1990) C. stellatum var. stellatum is equivalent to FNA's treatment of C. stellatum.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-12-01
Change Date1991-04-18
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in intermediately mineral-rich fens, river and lake shores (Hedenäs, 2020).
Palustrine Habitats
Bog/fenRiparian
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MassachusettsS2Yes
North CarolinaS1Yes
IowaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MissouriS3Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
New YorkSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
OregonS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
References (3)
  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.
  3. Hedenäs, L. 2020. Flora of North America: <i>Campylium stellatum</i>. Accessed: September 7, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Campylium_stellatum