Species: Philonotis yezoana
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Bryales
Family
Bartramiaceae
Genus
Philonotis
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Non-Vascular - Mosses
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Bryophyta - Bryopsida - Bryales - Bartramiaceae - Philonotis
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Rather slender mosses about 1-4 cm high. Leaves erect and somewhat incurved when dry, erect-spreading when moist, 0.8-1.2 mm long, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, abruptly narrowed to a short acumen; margins usually recurved only at the base, serrulate throughout. Costa short- or long-excurrent (Crum and Anderson 1981).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G2G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-11-26
Global Status Last Changed
1997-09-17
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
In North America, known from Alaska, Washington, California, Montana, Vermont, British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta, and Newfoundland. It is also known from Japan, Korea, and Switzerland (Crum and Anderson 1981). Mapped for North America by Brassard (1983).