Dichelyma uncinatum

Mitt.

Sickleleaf Claw Moss

G4Apparently Secure (G3G5) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123204
Element CodeNBMUS26040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderLeucodontales
FamilyFontinalaceae
GenusDichelyma
Other Common Names
dichelyma 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 Date2000-04-10
Change Date2000-04-10
Edition Date2000-04-10
Edition AuthorsKaranosky, M.
Rank Reasons
British Columbia to Oregon and inland to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Rare in the east on rocks; Lake Superoir, Ontario, and in Labrador.
Range Extent Comments
British Columbia to Oregon and inland to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Lake Superoir, Ontario, and in Labrador (Crum et al. 1981).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Rare in the east on rocks (Crum et al. 1981).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
OntarioS1Yes
QuebecS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
References (3)
  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. Crum, H.A., and L.E. Anderson. 1981. Mosses of eastern North America. 2 Volumes. Columbia Univ. Press, New York. 1328 pp.
  3. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp.