Species: Bryoerythrophyllum columbianum
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Bryoerythrophyllum
NatureServe
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).
Ecology and Life History
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).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2008-05-05
Global Status Last Changed
2008-05-05
Distribution
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).