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Philonotis fontana

(Hedw.) Brid.

Fountain Apple Moss

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123321
Element CodeNBMUS5C020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyBartramiaceae
GenusPhilonotis
Other Common Names
Philonotis commun (FR) philonotis 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) includes Philonotis fontana var.caespitosa in P. fontana var. fontana, while Anderson et al. (1990) treat them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-04-15
Change Date1991-04-26
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
NevadaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
UtahSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
VermontSUYes
WyomingS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
ManitobaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS3Yes
NunavutS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Trout CreekKootenai National Forest30,851
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
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). 2014a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp.