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Brachythecium rivulare

Schimp. in B.S.G.

River Ragged Moss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122308
Element CodeNBMUS0Z0P0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyBrachytheciaceae
GenusBrachythecium
Other Common Names
brachythecium moss (EN) Buissonnette des rivières (FR) Waterside Feather 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 Date2015-02-16
Change Date1991-04-08
Range Extent Comments
Greenland; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis., Wyo.; Europe; Asia; Africa; Atlantic Islands; Pacific Islands; Australia; Subantarctic Islands. (FNA vol. 28)
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS3Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
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.