Species: Bryoerythrophyllum columbianum

Species
    Kingdom
    Plantae
    Phylum
    Bryophyta
    Class

    Bryopsida

    Order

    Pottiales

    Family

    Pottiaceae

    Genus

    Bryoerythrophyllum

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    érythrophylle du Columbia
    Informal Taxonomy
    Plants, Non-Vascular - Mosses
    Formal Taxonomy
    Plantae - Bryophyta - Bryopsida - Pottiales - Pottiaceae - Bryoerythrophyllum - Previously known as Didymodon columbianus, but transferred to the genus Bryoerythrophyllum by Zander (1978).
    Short General Description
    A perennial, acrocarpous moss that is small and often red-brown. Typically grows in small clumps or compact turfs either as pure colonies or intermixed with other mosses and lichens. It has ovate-lanceolate leaves, sharp-pointed leaf tips, and broad, somewhat ornamented leaf mid-ribs. Male and female organs occur on separate stems (adapted from COSEWIC 2004).
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G3G4
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2008-05-05
    Global Status Last Changed
    2008-05-05
    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    A western North American endemic. In British Columbia, concentrated within a relatively narrow geographic area: principally in the south Okanagan Valley (e.g. near Osoyoos) and near Kamloops, although it also has been found near Spences Bridge, and at one site along the Fraser River in the Cariboo area (COSEWIC 2004). It is considered "relatively rarely observed/confirmed" within its range in BC (T. McIntosh pers. comm. 2008). In the United States, occurs in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho. Based on EOs and other range information, it appears that range extent is approximately 100,000 - 250,000 square km. Had been reported from the Northwest Territories (Nahanni National Park and vicinity) (Steere & Scotter 1978); however, R. Belland surmises that the NWT report was based on a mis-identification, since a thorough search of the relevant specimen databases did not uncover any confirmed reports from NWT (pers. comm. to M. Anions 2008). It had also been reported from Bolivia (Lewis 1981, McIntosh 1989), Peru (Menzel 1992), Nepal, India and Mexico (Zander 1978). However, these reports have all apparently been re-identified as other species; for example, the Bolivian collection has been re-identified as <i>B. fuscinervium</i> (Mitt.) Zand. (Zander, pers. comm. to T. McIntosh 2002).
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