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Brachythecium rivulare

Schimp. in B.S.G.

River Ragged Moss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122308
Element CodeNBMUS0Z0P0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyBrachytheciaceae
GenusBrachythecium
Other Common Names
brachythecium moss (EN) Buissonnette des rivières (FR) Waterside Feather 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 Date1991-04-08
Range Extent Comments
Greenland; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis., Wyo.; Europe; Asia; Africa; Atlantic Islands; Pacific Islands; Australia; Subantarctic Islands. (FNA vol. 28)
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
New JerseySNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
VermontS5Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
WyomingSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
UtahSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
OntarioS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
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.