Taxon Details

Pohlia flexuosa

flexuose threadmoss

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Taxon Summary:

Pohlia flexuosa, commonly known as flexuose threadmoss, is a moss in the Mielichhoferiaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Lower montane coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 950 to 1025 meters. Pohlia flexuosa is ranked 2B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Pohlia flexuosa Hook.
Common Name: flexuose threadmoss
Family:	Mielichhoferiaceae
Element Code:	NBMUS5S1D0
USDA Plants Symbol:	POFL2
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 2B.1 on 2014-10-10
Add Date:	2014-10-10
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss

Blooming Period:

Elevation:
950 - 1025 meters
3115 - 3365 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Roadsides
Rocky
Seeps

Notes

Notes: Discovered in CA in 2006 by D. Toren. See Icones Plantarum 1(1): pl.19, f.5 (1837) for original description, and The Bryologist 112(1):178-183 (2009) for information on discovery in CA.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	1
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Yuba (YUB)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Strawberry Valley (3912151)

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