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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)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
NunavutSUYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
New JerseySNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
IowaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
TennesseeS5Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
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.