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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
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
NunavutSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
QuebecS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
LabradorS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Rhode IslandSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
New YorkSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
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.