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Platygyrium repens

(Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G.

Flat Brocade Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121957
Element CodeNBMUS5L020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyHypnaceae
GenusPlatygyrium
Other Common Names
Platygyre rampant (FR) Platygyrium Moss (EN) platygyrium 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 Date2015-04-17
Change Date1991-04-29
Range Extent Comments
Found in Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.; Europe; Asia; Africa (FNA vol. 28, 2014).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesS1Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
QuebecS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
VermontS5Yes
MarylandSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
IowaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MaineSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
WisconsinS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
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.