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Dicranum fuscescens

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Dusky Fork Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125194
Element CodeNBMUS2B090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusDicranum
Other Common Names
Curly Heron's-bill Moss (EN) Dicrane commun (FR) dicranum 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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-04-14
Change Date1991-04-19
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
WisconsinS4Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
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). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.