Ptilidium pulcherrimum

(Weber) Vain.

Naugehyde Liverwort

G5Secure Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122800
Element CodeNBHEP2U030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassJungermanniopsida
OrderJungermanniales
FamilyPtilidiaceae
GenusPtilidium
Other Common Names
Ptilidie des forêts (FR) Tree Fringewort (EN)
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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodPre-2010 methodology converted to 2011 data model
Review Date2013-06-25
Change Date1991-04-29
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs on decomposing logs, stumps, tree bases, tree trunks, rocks and cliffs (UNB, 2022).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandCliff
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
DelawareSHYes
OregonS1Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
North CarolinaS1Yes
MissouriS1Yes
VermontS5Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
DeliriumHiawatha National Forest190
New Hampshire (5)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
WatervilleWhite Mountain National Forest4,312
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel ForkMonongahela National Forest1,172
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09164 - Tea LakeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest5,510
References (3)
  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.
  3. University of New Brunswick. 2022. Liverworts of New Brunswick: <i>Ptilidium pulcherrimum</i>. Accessed September 23, 2022. https://www.unb.ca/research/liverworts/data/species/ptilidium-pulcherrimum-.php