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Pogonatum contortum

(Brid.) Lesq.

Contorted Hair Moss

G4Apparently Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127777
Element CodeNBMUS5R030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderPolytrichales
FamilyPolytrichaceae
GenusPogonatum
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
Review Date1994-12-31
Change Date1994-12-31
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alaska (8)
AreaForestAcres
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Washington (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
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). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.