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Oncophorus virens

(Hedw.) Brid.

Green Spur Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123865
Element CodeNBMUS52020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusOncophorus
Other Common Names
Oncophore vert-noir (FR)
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 Date2015-01-29
Change Date1991-04-26
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS3Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
OntarioS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSHYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
VermontSHYes
KansasSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
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.