Tortella humilis

(Hedw.) Jenn.

Small Twisted Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121674
Element CodeNBMUS7K040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderPottiales
FamilyPottiaceae
GenusTortella
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
Review Date1991-04-30
Change Date1991-04-30
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSUYes
OntarioS4Yes
SaskatchewanSNRYes
New BrunswickS1Yes
QuebecS2Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NebraskaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
KansasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS4Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
MarylandSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
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.