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Fissidens dubius

P. Beauv.

Rock Pocket Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127393
Element CodeNBMUS2W190
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderFissidentales
FamilyFissidentaceae
GenusFissidens
Other Common Names
fissidens 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 Date2015-11-11
Change Date1991-04-23
Range Extent Comments
Known from N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., Que.; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.H., N.Y., N.C., Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; Europe; Asia; Pacific Islands (FNA (vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArkansasSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
VermontS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
TennesseeS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
DelawareS2Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Irish Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest1,226
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). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.