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Tetraplodon mnioides

(Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G.

Entireleaf Nitrogen Moss

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121659

Element CodeNBMUS7C020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassBryopsida

OrderFunariales

FamilySplachnaceae

GenusTetraplodon

Other Common Names

Brown Tapering Splachnum (EN) Entire-leaved Nitrogen Moss (EN) Tétraplodon fausse-mnie (FR)

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

(G4 by Oregon Heritage).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v2.0 (2010 rank factors)

Review Date2015-02-24

Change Date2015-02-24

Range Extent Comments

Greenland; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon; Alaska, Maine, Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Oreg., Vt., Wash., W.Va.; n Europe; Asia (FNA vol. 28).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
New Brunswick	S2	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S3	Yes
Ontario	S2	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Montana	SU	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
New York	S2	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S1	Yes
Oregon	S3	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Washington	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Alaska (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Eudora	Tongass National Forest	195,022
Hoonah Sound	Tongass National Forest	79,764
Rhine	Tongass National Forest	23,010

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Great Gulf Ext.	White Mountain National Forest	15,110

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Opal Creek	Willamette National Forest	5,417

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Upper Skokomish	Olympic National Forest	9,311

References (2)

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.