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Metzgeria pubescens

(Schrank) Raddi

Downy Veilwort

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122462
Element CodeNBHEP08010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassJungermanniopsida
OrderMetzgeriales
FamilyMetzgeriaceae
GenusMetzgeria
Synonyms
Apometzgeria pubescens(Schrank) Kuwah.
Concept Reference
Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
Taxonomic Comments
Stotler and Crandall-Stotler (2017) transfer Apometzgeria pubescens to Metzgeria pubescens ; these represent the same concept for the element.
Conservation Status
Review Date1992-09-28
Change Date1992-09-28
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
VermontSHYes
ColoradoS1Yes
North CarolinaSHYes
TennesseeS1Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
El CapitanTongass National Forest26,693
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
References (2)
  1. Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
  2. Stotler, R.E. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 2017. A synopsis of the liverwort flora of North America north of Mexico. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 102: 574-709.