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Ceratodon purpureus

(Hedw.) Brid.

Red Roof Moss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.817170
Element CodeNBMUS1N040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDitrichaceae
GenusCeratodon
Other Common Names
ceratodon moss (EN) Cératodon pourpre (FR) Fire Moss (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America's (2007) Ceratodon purpureus includes Anderson et al.'s (1990) Ceratodon stenocarpus, as C. purpureus ssp. stenocarpus. However, it also excludes Anderson et al.'s C. purpureus var. rotundifolius, which is recognized by Flora of North America as the distinct species C. heterophyllus.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-07-24
Change Date2008-07-25
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IllinoisSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
HawaiiSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
KentuckySNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
MarylandSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MaineSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
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.