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Hypnum cupressiforme

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Cypressleaf Plait Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126811
Element CodeNBMUS3V050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyHypnaceae
GenusHypnum
Other Common Names
Cypress-leaved Plait Moss (EN) Hypne cyprès (FR)
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 Date2015-02-03
Change Date1991-04-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OklahomaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
WyomingSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
GeorgiaS2Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
LabradorS3Yes
OntarioS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
NunavutS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
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.