Species Details

Fissidens pauperculus

minute pocket moss

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Classification

Scientific Name: Fissidens pauperculus Howe
Common Name: minute pocket moss
Family:	Fissidentaceae
Element Code:	NBMUS2W0U0
USDA Plants Symbol:	FIPA5
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3?
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss

Blooming Period:

Elevation:
10 - 1024 meters
35 - 3360 feet

General Habitats:

North Coast coniferous forest (damp coastal soil)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See Erythea 2:97-101 (1894) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	23 %
Improper burning regime	3	13%
Logging	2	9%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	9%
Erosion/runoff	2	9%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					22
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	3	1	0	0	18

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	17
Recent <=20 Years	5

Presence:
Presumed Extant	22
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Butte (BUT), Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Marin (MRN), Mendocino (MEN), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Cruz (SCR), Sonoma (SON), Yuba (YUB)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arcata North (4012481), Arcata South (4012471), Bailey Ridge (3912324), Big Basin (3712222), Briones Valley (3712282), Brush Creek (3912163), Challenge (3912142), Clipper Mills (3912152), Duncans Mills (3812341), Felton (3712211), Fern Canyon (4112441), Forbestown (3912153), Fortuna (4012452), Franklin Point (3712223), Hiouchi (4112471), La Honda (3712233), Laurel (3712118), Mindego Hill (3712232), Oakland East (3712272), Orick (4112431), San Rafael (3712285)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory