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Oncophorus virens

(Hedw.) Brid.

Green Spur Moss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123865
Element CodeNBMUS52020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyDicranaceae
GenusOncophorus
Other Common Names
Oncophore vert-noir (FR)
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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-01-29
Change Date1991-04-26
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
ManitobaSUYes
New BrunswickS1Yes
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
OntarioS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
NunavutS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSHYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
VermontSHYes
LouisianaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
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.