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