Brachythecium frigidum

(C. Mull.) Besch.

Northern Ragged Moss

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1076980
Element CodeNBMUS1Q050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderHypnales
FamilyBrachytheciaceae
GenusBrachythecium
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
Anderson et al. (1990) include Brachythecium asperrimum in B. frigidum, while FNA (vol. 28, 2014) here treats them as distinct..
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
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.