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