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Fissidens bryoides

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Lesser Pocket Moss

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.817231
Element CodeNBMUS2W2B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderFissidentales
FamilyFissidentaceae
GenusFissidens
Synonyms
Fissidens viridulus(Sw.) Wahlenb.
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Anderson et al. (1990) includes Fissidens minutulus material in F. bryoides, while FNA (vol. 27, 2007) here treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-23
Change Date2008-07-25
Range Extent Comments
Known from Greenland; Alta., B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., N.H., N. J., N. Mex., N.Y., N.C., N. Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.D., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis., Wyo.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America; Europe; Asia (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
ManitobaSUYes
LabradorS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
NunavutSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
QuebecS3Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
DelawareS4Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
IowaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
KansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
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.