Species: Brachydontium olympicum
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Seligeriales
Family
Seligeriaceae
Genus
Brachydontium
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Olympic brachydontium moss - Pacific Volcano Moss
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Non-Vascular - Mosses
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Bryophyta - Bryopsida - Seligeriales - Seligeriaceae - Brachydontium - Spence 1986). The type was collected in the Olympic Mountains in 1907 (Lawton 1971). Also from Alaska (University British Columbia herbarium records).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G2G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2001-12-18
Global Status Last Changed
2001-12-18
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Endemic to western North America. According to Lawton (1971), known from British Columbia (Glacier Lake), Washington (Olympic Mountains, Mt Rainier, Mt St. Helens), Oregon (Mt Hood). McIntosh & Spence (1986) cite the species from Japan.