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Platygyrium repens

(Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G.

Flat Brocade Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121957
Element CodeNBMUS5L020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyHypnaceae
GenusPlatygyrium
Other Common Names
Platygyre rampant (FR) Platygyrium Moss (EN) platygyrium 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 Date2015-04-17
Change Date1991-04-29
Range Extent Comments
Found in Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.; Europe; Asia; Africa (FNA vol. 28, 2014).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS1Yes
QuebecS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
MaineSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
TennesseeS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
UtahSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
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.