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Ceratodon purpureus

(Hedw.) Brid.

Red Roof Moss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.817170

Element CodeNBMUS1N040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassBryopsida

OrderDicranales

FamilyDitrichaceae

GenusCeratodon

Other Common Names

ceratodon moss (EN) Cératodon pourpre (FR) Fire Moss (EN)

Concept Reference

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Flora of North America's (2007) Ceratodon purpureus includes Anderson et al.'s (1990) Ceratodon stenocarpus, as C. purpureus ssp. stenocarpus. However, it also excludes Anderson et al.'s C. purpureus var. rotundifolius, which is recognized by Flora of North America as the distinct species C. heterophyllus.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2017-07-24

Change Date2008-07-25

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Labrador	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Virginia	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S4	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Wyoming	S5	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S5	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Hawaii	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S3	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Table Mtn.	Inyo National Forest	4,215

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kinsman Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	8,999

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Rendija	Santa Fe National Forest	2,176

References (2)

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.
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.