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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
MontanaSNRYes
GeorgiaS2Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
DelawareSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
IowaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
LabradorS3Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
OntarioS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
NunavutS2Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
ManitobaSUYes
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.