Mielichhoferia elongata

(Hoppe & Hornsch. ex Hook.) Nees & Hornsch.

Mielichhofer's Copper Moss

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126320
Element CodeNBMUS4Q022
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyMielichhoferiaceae
GenusMielichhoferia
Synonyms
Mielichhoferia mielichhoferiana var. elongata(Hoppe & Hornsch. ex Hook.) Wijk & Marg.
Other Common Names
Mielichhofer's copper 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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 28, 2014) elevates Mielichhoferia mielichhoferiana var. elongata to full species as M. elongata.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Change Date2015-06-30
Threat Impact Comments
Somewhat threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS1Yes
CaliforniaS3Yes
AlaskaS2Yes
MaineSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
QuebecS2Yes
LabradorS2Yes
OntarioS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
NunavutS2Yes
AlbertaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
PantherShasta-Trinity National Forest12,016
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. 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.
  3. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.