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Leucobryum albidum

(Brid. ex P. Beauv.) Lindb.

Low Pincushion Moss

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127488
Element CodeNBMUS4A010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyLeucobryaceae
GenusLeucobryum
Other Common Names
leucobryum 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
Review Date1991-04-24
Change Date1991-04-24
Range Extent Comments
Known from Ont.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Mexico (Tamaulipas); West Indies; Bermuda; Central America (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeS5Yes
New JerseySNRYes
MaineSNRYes
GeorgiaS4Yes
KansasSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS4Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
FloridaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Florida (2)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
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.