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Tortula inermis

(Brid.) Mont.

Tortula Moss

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121853
Element CodeNBMUS7L0C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderPottiales
FamilyPottiaceae
GenusTortula
Other Common Names
tortula 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 Date1996-05-22
Change Date1996-05-22
Edition Date1996-05-22
Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (5/96)
Rank Reasons
Locally abundant in southwestern North America; also in Mediterranean Europe.
Range Extent Comments
Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua); southwestern United States; Mediterranean Europe (Sharp et al. 1994).
Occurrences Comments
Locally abundant (Sharp et al. 1994).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

On soil and rock at low to middle elevations (Sharp et al. 1994).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS1Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
References (3)
  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.
  3. Sharp, Aaron J. et al. 1994. The Moss Flora of Mexico. Buck, William R., Thomas Wm. Wayt, Daniel F. Thomas, editors.