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Frullania asagrayana

Mont.

Asa Gray's Scalewort

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126989

Element CodeNBHEP1A0N1

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumHepatophyta

ClassJungermanniopsida

OrderJungermanniales

FamilyJubulaceae

GenusFrullania

Synonyms

Frullania tamarisci ssp. asagrayana(Mont.) Hatt.

Concept Reference

Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.

Taxonomic Comments

Stotler and Crandall-Stotler (2017) elevate Frullania tamarisci ssp. asagrayana (= F. asagrayana) to full species level (and F. tamarisci ssp. nisquallensis to F. nisquallensis). Frullania tamarisci sensu stricto is is common throughout Europe, but in North America is restricted to the extreme northeastern United States and Canada (Stotler and Crandall-Stotler 2017).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2018-03-29

Change Date1992-07-22

Range Extent Comments

This species is endemic to eastern North America from Newfoundland south to Georgia and west through Ontario, Minnesota, and south to Arkansas (Stotler and Crandall-Stotler, 2017).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S2	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Virginia	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S4	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Quebec	S2	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	SU	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Alabama (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Mountain	Talladega National Forest	4,986

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Devil's Backbone	Cherokee National Forest	4,287

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area	Monongahela National Forest	785

References (2)

Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
Stotler, R.E. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 2017. A synopsis of the liverwort flora of North America north of Mexico. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 102: 574-709.