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Fissidens dubius

P. Beauv.

Rock Pocket Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127393

Element CodeNBMUS2W190

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassBryopsida

OrderFissidentales

FamilyFissidentaceae

GenusFissidens

Other Common Names

fissidens 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 Date2015-11-11

Change Date1991-04-23

Range Extent Comments

Known from N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., Que.; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.H., N.Y., N.C., Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; Europe; Asia; Pacific Islands (FNA (vol. 27, 2007).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Maine	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Delaware	S2	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Virginia	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S5	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	SU	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SU	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Missouri (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Irish Rare II Study Area	Mark Twain National Forest	1,226

References (2)

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.
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.