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Tortula atrovirens

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Convolute Desmatodon Moss

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126961
Element CodeNBMUS25020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderPottiales
FamilyPottiaceae
GenusTortula
Synonyms
Desmatodon convolutus(Brid.) Grout
Other Common Names
convolute desmatodon 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. 27, 2007) transfers Desmatodon convolutus to Tortula atrovirens.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-05-20
Change Date1996-05-20
Edition Date1996-05-20
Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (5/96)
Rank Reasons
Found on exposed calcareous soil, volcanic ash and rock on five continents.
Range Extent Comments
Mexico (Baja California, Nuevo Leon, Tlaxcala, Veracruz); southern South America; western United States; Australasia, Europe, Asia and Africa (Sharp et al. 1994).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

On exposed calcareous soil, volcanic ash and rock at 920-2200m (Sharp et al. 1994).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS1Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
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). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.
  3. Sharp, Aaron J. et al. 1994. The Moss Flora of Mexico. Buck, William R., Thomas Wm. Wayt, Daniel F. Thomas, editors.