Loeskeobryum brevirostre

(Brid.) Fleisch. in Broth.

Short-beaked Wood Moss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127528
Element CodeNBMUS9F010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyHylocomiaceae
GenusLoeskeobryum
Synonyms
Hylocomium brevirostre(Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G.
Other Common Names
loeskeobryum 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
Review Date1991-04-25
Change Date1991-04-25
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OhioS1Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MassachusettsS1Yes
MaineSNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
GeorgiaS3Yes
New JerseySNRYes
PennsylvaniaS4Yes
KentuckySNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
LabradorSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS1Yes
New BrunswickS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
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.