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Diplophyllum apiculatum

(Evans) Steph.

Sharp-pointed Earwort

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125489
Element CodeNBHEP15030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassJungermanniopsida
OrderJungermanniales
FamilyScapaniaceae
GenusDiplophyllum
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Stotler and Crandall-Stotler (2017) do not recognize distinct infraspecies in Diplophyllum apiculatum.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-01-05
Change Date1996-01-05
Range Extent Comments
This species is endemic to eastern North America, from Quebec and Ontario south through New England to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Minnesota (Stotler and Crandall-Stotler, 2017).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS2Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaS3Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
DelawareS1Yes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
WisconsinS2Yes
MichiganSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
References (2)
  1. Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
  2. 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.