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Leucolepis acanthoneura

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Leucolepis Umbrella Moss

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122266

Element CodeNBMUS4D020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassBryopsida

OrderBryales

FamilyMniaceae

GenusLeucolepis

Synonyms

Leucolepis acanthoneuron(Schwaegr.) Lindb.Leucolepis menziesii(Hook.) Steere in L. Koch

Other Common Names

leucolepis umbrella moss (EN) Menzies' Tree 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.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 28) spells it as Leucolepis acanthoneura. Leucolepis acanthoneuron is often referred to as Leucolepis menziesii in the literature.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-11-17

Change Date2015-11-17

Edition Date2001-01-17

Edition AuthorsBelland René J.

Rank Reasons

Leucolepis acanthoneuron is a western North American endemic that is common in coastal areas from sea level to subalpine elevations; but is very local in humid forests of the British Columbia Mountains.

Range Extent Comments

Leucolepis acanthoneuron is a [North American] Pacific Coast endemic (Koponen 1974; Lawton 1971). Lawton (1971) gives the range as British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, California.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

On soil, rotten logs, and tree trunks, from the lowlands to about 1000m (Lawton 1971). In British Columbia, in swampy areas of logs, boulders, and earth, also epiphytic on deciduous trees, particularly Acer macrophylum and Quercus douglasii; common in coastal areas from sear-level to subalpine elevations; very local in humid forests of the British Columbia Mountains (Schofield 1976).

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Montana	S1	Yes
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (57)

Alaska (24)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bay of Pillars	Tongass National Forest	27,492
Behm Islands	Tongass National Forest	4,777
Castle	Tongass National Forest	49,289
Douglas Island	Tongass National Forest	28,065
East Mitkof	Tongass National Forest	8,795
Karta	Tongass National Forest	52,117
Keku	Tongass National Forest	10,869
Kogish	Tongass National Forest	65,216
Manzanita	Tongass National Forest	8,401
Middle Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	14,724
North Baranof	Tongass National Forest	314,089
North Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	33,146
North Revilla	Tongass National Forest	215,430
Port Alexander	Tongass National Forest	120,681
Redoubt	Tongass National Forest	68,347
Revilla	Tongass National Forest	29,298
Rhine	Tongass National Forest	23,010
Security	Tongass National Forest	31,428
Sitka Urban	Tongass National Forest	112,003
South Kupreanof	Tongass National Forest	216,816
South Revilla	Tongass National Forest	52,105
Taku-Snettisham	Tongass National Forest	664,928
Thorne River	Tongass National Forest	72,983
Upper Situk	Tongass National Forest	16,789

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Orleans Mtn. B	Six Rivers National Forest	17,183

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Lochsa Slope	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	117,662

Oregon (15)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bull Of The Woods	Mt. Hood National Forest	8,843
Eagle	Mt. Hood National Forest	16,841
Fairview	Umpqua National Forest	7,417
Gordon Meadows	Willamette National Forest	9,463
Hebo 1a	Siuslaw National Forest	13,930
Larch	Mt. Hood National Forest	12,961
Mclennon Mountain	Willamette National Forest	8,085
Menagerie (rooster Rock)	Willamette National Forest	374
North Kalmiopsis	Siskiyou National Forests	91,560
Opal Creek	Willamette National Forest	5,417
Roaring River	Mt. Hood National Forest	27,316
Salmon - Huckleberry	Mt. Hood National Forest	17,570
Shasta Costa	Siskiyou National Forests	14,420
Tahkenitch	Siuslaw National Forest	5,799
Woahink	Siuslaw National Forest	5,309

Washington (16)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boulder River	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	32,563
Bourbon	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	4,512
Dark Divide	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	52,483
Glacier Peak J	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	26,482
Glacier Peak K	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	47,269
Green Mountain	Olympic National Forest	4,617
Jefferson Ridge	Olympic National Forest	6,512
Jupiter Ridge	Olympic National Forest	10,148
Lightning	Olympic National Forest	7,179
Madison Creek	Olympic National Forest	1,223
Mt. Baker Ma	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - Diobsud	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	56,039
Mt. Baldy	Olympic National Forest	3,557
Quilcene	Olympic National Forest	18,656
South Quinault	Olympic National Forest	11,081
Tumwater	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	8,676

References (5)

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). 2014a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp.
Koponen, T. 1974. A guide to the Mniaceae in Canada. Lindbergia 2: 160-184.
Lawton, E. 1971. Moss Flora of the Pacific Northwest. The Hattori Botanical Laboratory, Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan.
Schofield, W.B. 1976. Bryophytes of British Columbia III: habitat and distributional information for selected mosses. Syesis 9: 317-354.