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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

Rare in the east on rocks (Crum et al. 1981).

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

CanadaN3

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Maiden Peak	Deschutes National Forest	26,432
Maiden Peak	Willamette National Forest	9,627

References (3)

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.
Crum, H.A., and L.E. Anderson. 1981. Mosses of eastern North America. 2 Volumes. Columbia Univ. Press, New York. 1328 pp.
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.