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Asterella bolanderi

(Aust.) Underw.

a liverwort

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126841
Element CodeNBHEP0C010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassMarchantiopsida
OrderMarchantiales
FamilyAytoniaceae
GenusAsterella
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
Review Date1998-12-18
Change Date1997-10-22
Edition Date1998-12-18
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D.
Rank Reasons
Asterella bolanderi is widespread in California, occurring in nine counties there. There is an unconfirmed report of this liverwort from Texas.
Range Extent Comments
Mendocino, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Calaveras, Amador, Monterey, San Diego, and Contra Costa Counties, California. Reported but unconfirmed in Texas (Schuster 1992).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Occurring on lightly shaded to exposed banks (Schuster 1992).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
OregonS1Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
References (4)
  1. Frye, T.C., and L. Clark. 1937. Hepaticae of North America. The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 161 pp.
  2. Schuster, R. M. 1992a. The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America east of the hundredth meridian, volume V. Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago. 854 pp.
  3. Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
  4. 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.