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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)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
DelawareS2Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MaineSNRYes
TennesseeS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
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.