Amblystegium serpens

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

Creeping Feather Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121736
Element CodeNBMUS06020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyAmblystegiaceae
GenusAmblystegium
Synonyms
Amblystegium juratzkanumSchimperAmblystegium serpens var. tenue(Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G.
Other Common Names
Amblystégie rampante (FR) amblystegium 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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 28, 2014) lumps subspecific taxa.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-01-25
Change Date1991-03-07
Edition Date1996-07-11
Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (7/96)
Rank Reasons
World-wide distribution.
Range Extent Comments
World-wide; Texas (east to west north of Rio Grande Plains) (Mahler 1980).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist substrates (Mahler 1980).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
LabradorS2Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
IowaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
NevadaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
UtahSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
References (4)
  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. Finger Lakes Native Plant Society Website. www.fingerlakesnativeplantsociety.org. 'Bryophtyes' section, 'Cross Reference of Latin and Common Names' web document. Accessed 28 April 2006.
  3. 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.
  4. Mahler, W.F. 1980. The Mosses of Texas: A Manual of the Moss Flora with Sketches. Southern Methodist University Herbarium, Dallas, Texas. 147 pp.