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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
VermontS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
WisconsinS4Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
KansasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
LabradorS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
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.