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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
QuebecS5Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
LabradorS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
OntarioS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSHYes
New JerseySNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
MichiganSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
VermontSHYes
NevadaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
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.