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Kindbergia oregana

(Sull.) Ochyra

Oregon Beaked Moss

G5Secure Found in 55 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124806
Element CodeNBMUS2U0C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyBrachytheciaceae
GenusKindbergia
Synonyms
Eurhynchium oreganum(Sull.) Jaeg.
Other Common Names
Oregon eurhynchium 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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 28, 2014) transfers Eurhynchium oreganum to Kindbergia oregana.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-07-24
Change Date2017-07-24
Range Extent Comments
Known from British Columbia; Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington (FNA vol. 28, 2014).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (55)
Alaska (20)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Outer IslandsTongass National Forest99,862
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Cow CreekSix Rivers National Forest1,271
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Oregon (12)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (18)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Dixon MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest6,339
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
SiouxonGifford Pinchot National Forest12,773
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
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.