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Antitrichia curtipendula

(Hedw.) Brid.

Hanging Moss

G5Secure Found in 47 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122259
Element CodeNBMUS0D020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderLeucodontales
FamilyLeucodontaceae
GenusAntitrichia
Other Common Names
antitrichia 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) lumps subspecific taxa.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-11-01
Change Date1991-03-07
Range Extent Comments
Known from Greenland; B.C., Newfoundland and Labrador; Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington; Europe; w Asia; montane e Africa; Atlantic Islands (Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Madeira) (FNA vol. 28, 2014).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorSNRYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (47)
Alaska (38)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Central WrangellTongass National Forest13,397
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
CrystalTongass National Forest18,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
East MitkofTongass National Forest8,795
East WrangellTongass National Forest7,630
FanshawTongass National Forest48,248
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
MontagueChugach National Forest204,875
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
SpiresTongass National Forest533,746
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
West WrangellTongass National Forest10,291
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Flagstaff Mountain #690Kootenai National Forest11,114
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Moonlight DomeOlympic National Forest4,919
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
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.