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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)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IllinoisSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
OregonSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
New JerseySNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutSUYes
LabradorS2Yes
ManitobaSUYes
OntarioS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
New BrunswickS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
QuebecS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
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.