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Fissidens bryoides

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Lesser Pocket Moss

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.817231
Element CodeNBMUS2W2B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderFissidentales
FamilyFissidentaceae
GenusFissidens
Synonyms
Fissidens viridulus(Sw.) Wahlenb.
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Anderson et al. (1990) includes Fissidens minutulus material in F. bryoides, while FNA (vol. 27, 2007) here treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-23
Change Date2008-07-25
Range Extent Comments
Known from Greenland; Alta., B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Yukon; Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., N.H., N. J., N. Mex., N.Y., N.C., N. Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.D., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis., Wyo.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America; Europe; Asia (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
NunavutSUYes
QuebecS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
LabradorS2Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ConnecticutSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
IowaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MontanaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
WisconsinS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
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.