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Dicranum flagellare

Hedw.

Whip Broom Moss

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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
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Rhode IslandSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
MontanaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
VermontS5Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
DelawareS5Yes
MaineSNRYes
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.