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Leucobryum glaucum

(Hedw.) Angstr. in Fries

White Pincushion Moss

G5Secure Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125297
Element CodeNBMUS4A030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyLeucobryaceae
GenusLeucobryum
Other Common Names
leucobryum moss (EN)
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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-12-02
Change Date1991-04-24
Range Extent Comments
Known from Alta., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Eurasia; Atlantic Islands (Canary Islands, Madeira) (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
TennesseeS2Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Government IslandHiawatha National Forest225
Minnesota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
New Hampshire (7)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Vermont (2)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
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). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.