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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)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
QuebecS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS1Yes
AlbertaS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
OntarioS3Yes
ManitobaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
TexasSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MassachusettsS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
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.