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Dicranum flagellare

Hedw.

Whip Broom Moss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125017
Element CodeNBMUS2B060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusDicranum
Synonyms
Orthodicranum flagellare(Hedw.) Loeske
Other Common Names
Dicrane petit-fouet (FR) dicranum moss (EN) Whip Fork 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 Date2015-03-05
Change Date1991-04-19
Range Extent Comments
Range includes Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Ala., Ariz., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas); West Indies; Central America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama); Europe; Asia (FNA vol. 27).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS2Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
New YorkSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
IowaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MaineSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
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.