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Ptilium crista-castrensis

(Hedw.) De Not.

Knight's Plume Moss

G5Secure Found in 47 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121417
Element CodeNBMUS66010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyHypnaceae
GenusPtilium
Synonyms
Hypnum crista-castrensisHedw.
Other Common Names
Hypne plumeuse (FR) knight's plume 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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-01-29
Change Date1991-04-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
OregonS1Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
IowaSNRYes
ColoradoS1Yes
WashingtonSUYes
New JerseySNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
OhioS1Yes
MontanaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (47)
Alaska (17)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
East MitkofTongass National Forest8,795
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
Minnesota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
New Hampshire (11)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
KilkennyWhite Mountain National Forest28,766
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (6)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Middle Prong AdditionPisgah National Forest1,852
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Vermont (2)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
Lye Brook Addition 09085Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,111
West Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
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.