Species Details

Tortula californica

California screw moss

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Classification

Scientific Name: Tortula californica Bartr.
Common Name: California screw moss
Family:	Pottiaceae
Element Code:	NBMUS7L090
USDA Plants Symbol:	TOCA9
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2G3
State Rank:	S2?
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss

Blooming Period:

Elevation:
10 - 1460 meters
35 - 4790 feet

General Habitats:

Chenopod scrub
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details: soil

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes: Need quad for Santa Rosa Island occurrence. See The Bryologist 48:90-92 (1945) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					15
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	2	0	0	0	13

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	9
Recent <=20 Years	6

Presence:
Presumed Extant	15
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), Modoc (MOD), Monterey (MNT), Riverside (RIV), San Diego (SDG), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Fortynine Mtn. (4111958), Alberhill (3311764), Imperial Beach (3211751), Lakeview (3311771), Leonards Hot Springs (4112051), Oil Center (3511848), Point Dume (3411817), Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Rosa Island North (3312081), Sitton Peak (3311754), Soberanes Point (3612148), Temecula (3311742), Triunfo Pass (3411818)

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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