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Dicranum scoparium

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Common Broom Moss

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121673
Element CodeNBMUS2B0K0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusDicranum
Other Common Names
Dicrane à balai (FR) dicranum 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 Date2015-04-14
Change Date1991-04-19
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
WisconsinS4Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
WyomingSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
TennesseeS5Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
NunavutSUYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (10)
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
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.