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Philonotis fontana

(Hedw.) Brid.

Fountain Apple Moss

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
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)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
NunavutS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesS3Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
VermontSUYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
OhioSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
NevadaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
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.