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Sanionia uncinata

(Hedw.) Loeske

Sickleleaf Hook Moss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122963
Element CodeNBMUS89012
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyAmblystegiaceae
GenusSanionia
Synonyms
Drepanocladus uncinatus(Hedw.) Warnst.Drepanocladus uncinatus var. plumosus(Schimp. in B.S.G.) Warnst.Drepanocladus uncinatus var. uncinatusSanionia uncinata var. uncinata
Other Common Names
sanionia 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) elevates Sanionia uncinata var. symmetrica to S. symmetrica and therefore the typical variety S. uncinata var. uncinata is elevated to S. uncinata.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-02-09
Change Date2017-02-09
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
NevadaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
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.