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Scapania americana

K. Mull.

American Earwort

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122568
Element CodeNBHEP33020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumHepatophyta
ClassJungermanniopsida
OrderJungermanniales
FamilyScapaniaceae
GenusScapania
Concept Reference
Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-12-31
Change Date1994-12-31
Range Extent Comments
This species is endemic to western North America; it is found from Alaska to the Northwest Territories, south to California and east to Montana (Stotler and Crandall-Stotler 2017).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritorySUYes
AlbertaSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
References (2)
  1. Stotler, R. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 1977. A checklist of the liverworts and hornworts of North America. The Bryologist 80(3): 405-428.
  2. Stotler, R.E. and B. Crandall-Stotler. 2017. A synopsis of the liverwort flora of North America north of Mexico. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 102: 574-709.