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Thuidium delicatulum

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

Delicate Fern Moss

G5Secure Found in 53 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.949318
Element CodeNBMUS7F040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyThuidiaceae
GenusThuidium
Other Common Names
delicate thuidium moss (EN) Thuidie petite-fougère (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America (vol. 28, 2014) as presented here includes Thuidium philibertii in T. delicatulum as T. delicatulum var. radicans, therefore according to FNA T. delicatulum is equivalent to T. delicatulum var. delicatulum.
Conservation Status
Review Date2015-06-30
Change Date2015-06-30
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IowaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS2Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
LabradorSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (53)
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Georgia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Ellicott Rock AdditionChattahoochee National Forest690
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Indian Grave GapChattahoochee National Forest1,020
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
KilkennyWhite Mountain National Forest28,766
North Carolina (10)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
South Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Ellicott Rock 2Sumter National Forest517
Hellhole ExtFrancis Marion National Forest891
Tennessee (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Beaver Dam CreekCherokee National Forest5,070
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Vermont (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Virginia (11)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Raccoon BranchJefferson National Forest4,388
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (9)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
References (1)
  1. 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.