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Anacolia menziesii

(Turn.) Par.

a moss

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126368

Element CodeNBMUS09020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassBryopsida

OrderBryales

FamilyBartramiaceae

GenusAnacolia

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) lumps subspecific taxa.

Conservation Status

Review Date1992-04-02

Change Date1992-04-02

Range Extent Comments

Known in North America from Baja California, Mexico to Alaska and eastward to Colorado and in Asia from eastern Nepal. The species has also been reported from the south of the Iberian Peninsula (Almeria and Granada) and from Cyprus. Also Spain (Garcia-Zamora 1998).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S1	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S1	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Nevada	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Heart Lake	Lassen National Forest	9,349
Sespe - Frazier	Angeles National Forest	4,254

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Williams Creek	Umpqua National Forest	5,844

References (3)

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.
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.
Garcia-Zamora, P., R.M. Ros, M.J. Cano, and J. Guerra. 1998. Anacolia menziesii (Bartramiaceae, Musci) a new species to the European bryophyte flora. The Bryologist 101(4):588-593.