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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)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
LabradorS3Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
New YorkSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
KansasSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
MontanaSNRYes
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.