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Sanionia uncinata

(Hedw.) Loeske

Sickleleaf Hook Moss

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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)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
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.