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Pellia neesiana

(Gottsche) Limpr.

Ring Pellia

GNRUnranked Found in 37 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1035670
Element CodeNBHEP2H080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassJungermanniopsida
OrderMetzgeriales
FamilyPelliaceae
GenusPellia
Other Common Names
Nees' Pellia (EN) Pellie annulaire (FR) Pellie de Nees (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Stotler and Crandall-Stotler (1977) included Pellia columbiana in P. neesiana, while Stotler and Crandall-Stotler (2017) here treat them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Range Extent Comments
This species is widespread from Alaska to California and Greenland south to Georgia; it is also common in Europe and Asia (Stotler and Crandall-Stotler 2017).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritorySUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
LabradorSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
WyomingSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (37)
Alaska (31)
AreaForestAcres
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
QuartzTongass National Forest143,003
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Washington (4)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
References (2)
  1. Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
  2. 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.