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Brachythecium rivulare

Schimp. in B.S.G.

River Ragged Moss

G5Secure Found in 4 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
South DakotaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
TennesseeS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
LabradorS3Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
418041Uinta National Forest16,751
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.