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
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS2Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
OntarioS2Yes
LabradorS3Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
NunavutS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNRYes
MontanaSUYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
New YorkS2Yes
MaineSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
OregonS3Yes
New JerseySNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
WashingtonS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
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). 2014a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp.