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Diphyscium foliosum

(Hedw.) Mohr

Powder Gun Moss

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125089
Element CodeNBMUS2D020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDiphysciales
FamilyDiphysciaceae
GenusDiphyscium
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 Date2016-12-02
Change Date1991-04-19
Range Extent Comments
Known from B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que.; Ala., Alaska, Ark., Conn., Del., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Mexico; Central America (Guatemala); Europe; Asia; Atlantic Islands (Azores, Iceland, Madeira) (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
OntarioS4Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KansasSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
KentuckySNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
TennesseeS4Yes
New JerseySNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless AreaOttawa National Forest4,360
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
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.