Species Details

Plagiobryoides vinosula

wine-colored tufa moss

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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:

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:

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
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.

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2014-06-10