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Buxbaumia piperi

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Piper's Shield Moss

G4Apparently Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123620
Element CodeNBMUS1B030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBuxbaumiales
FamilyBuxbaumiaceae
GenusBuxbaumia
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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1992-04-02
Change Date1992-04-02
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS1Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoS3Yes
AlaskaS1Yes
ColoradoS1Yes
MontanaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
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). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.