Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

(Hedw.) Warnst.

Square Gooseneck Moss

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1014080
Element CodeNBMUS6J060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyHylocomiaceae
GenusRhytidiadelphus
Other Common Names
square gooseneck moss (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Anderson et al. (1990) included Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus in R. squarrosus, while FNA (vol. 28, 2014) here treat them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS1Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
LabradorS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alaska (12)
AreaForestAcres
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
References (1)
  1. 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.