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Fissidens fontanus

(B. Pyl.) Steud.

Water Pocket Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126365
Element CodeNBMUS2W0D0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderFissidentales
FamilyFissidentaceae
GenusFissidens
Synonyms
Fissidens debilisSchwaegr.
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 Date1991-04-22
Change Date1991-04-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS1Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
OntarioS2Yes
New BrunswickS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New YorkS2Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
OregonS3Yes
MississippiSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSHYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
IowaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MassachusettsS2Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WashingtonS1Yes
MontanaS1Yes
VermontSHYes
OhioSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Spring Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest4,899
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.