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Andreaea rothii

Web. & Mohr

Dusky Rock Moss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.949951

Element CodeNBMUS0A140

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassAndreaeopsida

OrderAndreaeales

FamilyAndreaeaceae

GenusAndreaea

Other Common Names

Roth's andreaea moss (EN)

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Flora of North America (vol. 27, 2007) here expands the concept of Andreaea rothii to include A. crassinervia, while Anderson et al. (1990) treat them as distinct.

Conservation Status

Review Date2015-07-29

Change Date2015-07-29

Range Extent Comments

Known from Greenland; B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Ont.; Ala., Alaska, Calif., Conn., Fla., Ga., Maine, Md., Mich., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., Tenn., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va.; n, c Europe (FNA vol. 27, 2007).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S1	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S2	Yes
Saskatchewan	SU	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
British Columbia	S3	Yes
Labrador	SNR	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S2	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S3	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Georgia	S3	Yes
Virginia	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Washington	S1	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Vermont	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tracy Ridge	Allegheny National Forest	9,034

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Devil's Backbone	Cherokee National Forest	4,287

References (2)

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.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.