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Taxon Details

Plagiobryoides vinosula

wine-colored tufa moss

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Taxon Summary:

Plagiobryoides vinosula, commonly known as wine-colored tufa moss, is a moss in the Bryaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Cismontane woodland, Meadows and seeps, Mojavean desert scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland, and Riparian woodland, growing at elevations from 30 to 1735 meters. Plagiobryoides vinosula is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Plagiobryoides vinosula (Cardot) J.R. Spence
Common Name:
wine-colored tufa moss
Family: Bryaceae
Element Code: NBMUS0Y090
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status: JEF, FNA, POWO,
IPNI, Tropicos

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3G4
State Rank:
 S3S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
added to 4.2 on 2014-06-10
Add Date: 2014-06-10
Date Edited: 2022-06-08

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss
Blooming Period:
JFMAMJJASOND
Elevation:
30 - 1735 meters
100 - 5695 feet
General Habitats:
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Mojavean desert scrub
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Pinyon and juniper woodland
  • Riparian woodland
Microhabitat Details: usually granitic rock or granitic soil
Microhabitat:
  • Clay (sometimes)
  • Granitic (usually)
  • Seeps
  • Streambanks

  Notes

Notes:
Threatened by grazing, trampling, and vehicles. Potentially threatened by hydrological alterations. See Revue Bryologique 38(1):6-7 (1911) for original description, and Phytologia 91(3):499 (2009) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 0
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 0 0 %
THREAT LIST:

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Utah (UT), Wyoming (WY)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Lake (LAK), Madera (MAD), Monterey (MNT), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Biggs (3912146), Bighorn Basin (3411576), Cinco (3511831), Emigrant Canyon (3611742), Junipero Serra Peak (3612124), Kernville (3511874), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Mid Hills (3511524), Millerton Lake East (3711915), Morena Reservoir (3211665), Pinto Valley (3511523), Rovana (3711845), Trona West (3511774), Ubehebe Crater (3711714), White Dome (3511872), Wilbur Springs (3912214), Wildrose Peak (3611731)
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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  Selected References

CNPS Status Review: CRPR List Addition on 2014-06-10

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Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 January 2025].
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