Species: Discelium nudum
Naked Flag Moss
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Funariales
Family
Disceliaceae
Genus
Discelium
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Non-Vascular - Mosses
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Bryophyta - Bryopsida - Funariales - Disceliaceae - Discelium
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Mosses dull, brownish, very short and budlike, from a persistent protonema. Leaves ovate to oblong-lanceolate, gradually tapered to a narrow, blunt apex, entire or crenulate above; costa weak or even lacking near the base, narrow and indistinct above, ending at or near the apex. Setae 7-10 mm long, twisted when dry; capsules ovoid, horizontal to cernuous, finely wrinkled (Crum and Anderson 1981).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-01-14
Global Status Last Changed
1991-04-19
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
<img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?CA.AB=S1&CA.BC=S2&CA.NT=SNR&CA.NS=SNR&CA.QC=S1&US.CA=S1&US.IL=SNR&US.NJ=SNR&US.NY=S3&US.OH=SNR&US.PA=SNR&US.WA=S1" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
Global Range
In North America, known from Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, British Columbia (extirpated), Alberta, Quebec, and Northwest Territories. Known elsewhere from Finland, Scandinavia, Germany, Russia, England, and Japan (Crum and Anderson 1981). Very rare in Asia, known in Siberia from Tobolsk and the Yenisey region, and in the Far East from Sakhalin (Hill et al (1994).