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Porella pinnata

Linnaeus

Pinnate Scalewort

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123518
Element CodeNBHEP2Q040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassJungermanniopsida
OrderJungermanniales
FamilyPorellaceae
GenusPorella
Concept Reference
Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-04-29
Change Date1991-04-29
Range Extent Comments
This species is common in eastern North America, from Quebec south to Florida and west to Missouri and Texas; it is also known from Cuba and oceanic parts of western Europe (Stotler and Crandall-Stotler 2017).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS1Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
OntarioS4Yes
QuebecS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
VermontS2Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Upper Bald RiverCherokee National Forest9,202
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
References (2)
  1. Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
  2. Stotler, R.E. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 2017. A synopsis of the liverwort flora of North America north of Mexico. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 102: 574-709.