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Aulacomnium turgidum

(Wahlenb.) Schwaegr.

Mountain Groove Moss

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125172
Element CodeNBMUS0N050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyAulacomniaceae
GenusAulacomnium
Other Common Names
Aulacomnie gonflée (FR) turgid aulacomnium 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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-02-16
Change Date1991-03-08
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
LabradorS4Yes
NunavutS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNRYes
New YorkSHYes
AlaskaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
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.