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Imbribryum miniatum

(Lesquereux) J.R. Spence

Red Thread Moss

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124497
Element CodeNBMUS1A0U0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyBryaceae
GenusImbribryum
Synonyms
Bryum miniatumLesq.
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) transfers Bryum miniatum to Imbribryum miniatum.
Conservation Status
Review Date2011-02-14
Change Date2011-02-14
Edition Date1999-11-01
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D.; rev. R.J. Belland
Rank Reasons
Bryum miniatum is known from British Columbia to California and inland to Utah and Montana. This beautiful red moss is also known from Missouri, Newfoundland, and the Faeroe Islands.
Range Extent Comments
Known from British Columbia to California and inland to Montana; also known from Missouri, Newfoundland, and the Faeroe Islands (Crum and Anderson 1981). Also inland to Utah (Spence 1988).
Occurrences Comments
Belland (1987) mapped 5 locations for the species in Newfoundland.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Growing on wet rocks, especially in or near brooks or on cliffs (Crum and Anderson 1981). From sea level to about 1300 m (Lawton 1971). Also on wet soil (Spence 1988).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
ColoradoS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
KentuckyS1Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS2Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
LabradorSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
References (6)
  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. Belland, R.J. 1987. The moss flora of the Gulf of St. Lawrence region: ecology and phytogeography. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 62: 205-267.
  3. Crum, H.A., and L.E. Anderson. 1981. Mosses of eastern North America. 2 Volumes. Columbia Univ. Press, New York. 1328 pp.
  4. 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.
  5. Lawton, E. 1971. Moss Flora of the Pacific Northwest. The Hattori Botanical Laboratory, Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan.
  6. Spence, J.R. 1988. Bryum Hedw. (Bryaceae) in western North America. The Bryologist 91(2): 73-85.