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Kindbergia praelonga

(Hedw.) Ochyra

Slender Beaked Moss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122562
Element CodeNBMUS2U0B0
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 praelongum(Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G.
Other Common Names
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 praelongum to Kindbergia praelonga.
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-05-02
Change Date1991-05-02
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
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.