Lunularia cruciata

(Linnaeus) Dum.

Crescent-cup Liverwort

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126950
Element CodeNBHEP1Z010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassMarchantiopsida
OrderMarchantiales
FamilyLunulariaceae
GenusLunularia
Synonyms
Lunularia cruciata ssp. cruciata
Concept Reference
Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-12-31
Change Date1994-12-31
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSNANo
QuebecSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IowaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
VermontSHYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Black MountainLos Padres National Forest16,818
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
References (3)
  1. Schuster, R. M. 1992b. The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America east of the hundredth meridian, volume VI. Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago. 937 pp.
  2. Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
  3. Stotler, R.E. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 2017. A synopsis of the liverwort flora of North America north of Mexico. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 102: 574-709.