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Philonotis marchica

(Hedw.) Brid.

Bog Apple Moss

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.954947
Element CodeNBMUS5C120
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyBartramiaceae
GenusPhilonotis
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 28, 2014) here includes Philonotis muehlenbergii in P. marchica, while Anderson et al. (1990) treat them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date2015-11-19
Change Date2015-11-19
Range Extent Comments
Known from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Quebec; Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Norht Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming; Mexico; Central America; northern South America (Colombia); Europe; Asia; northern Africa; Atlantic Islands (Macaronesia) (FNA vol. 28, 2014).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArkansasSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MassachusettsS1Yes
North CarolinaS2Yes
MissouriSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
VermontS3Yes
TexasSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WisconsinS3Yes
MississippiSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandS1Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
QuebecS3Yes
AlbertaS2Yes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
ManitobaSUYes
OntarioS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
FibreHiawatha National Forest7,432
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). 2014a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp.