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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)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
WisconsinS4Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
MissouriSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
HawaiiSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
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.