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Dicranum flagellare

Hedw.

Whip Broom Moss

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125017
Element CodeNBMUS2B060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusDicranum
Synonyms
Orthodicranum flagellare(Hedw.) Loeske
Other Common Names
Dicrane petit-fouet (FR) dicranum moss (EN) Whip Fork 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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-03-05
Change Date1991-04-19
Range Extent Comments
Range includes Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Ala., Ariz., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas); West Indies; Central America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama); Europe; Asia (FNA vol. 27).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South DakotaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MontanaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
LabradorS2Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
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.