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Scleropodium obtusifolium

(Jaeg.) Kindb. in Mac. & Kindb.

Bluntleaf Moss

G4Apparently Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121671

Element CodeNBMUS6T040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassBryopsida

OrderHypnales

FamilyBrachytheciaceae

GenusScleropodium

Other Common Names

Blunt-leaved 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

Review Date1994-12-31

Change Date1994-12-31

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Coyote North	Inyo National Forest	11,932
Nevahbe Ridge	Inyo National Forest	302
Slate Creek	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	6,636

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bull Of The Woods	Mt. Hood National Forest	8,843
Opal Creek	Willamette National Forest	5,417

References (2)

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.
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.