Species Details

Anomobryum julaceum

slender silver moss

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Classification

Scientific Name: Anomobryum julaceum (Schrad. ex P. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb) Schimp.
Common Name: slender silver moss
Family:	Bryaceae
Element Code:	NBMUS80010
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Anomobryum filiforme (Dicks) Solms.

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-08-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss

Blooming Period:

Elevation:
100 - 1000 meters
330 - 3280 feet

General Habitats:

Broadleafed upland forest
Lower montane coniferous forest
North Coast coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: damp rock and soil on outcrops, usually on roadcuts

Microhabitat:

Roadsides (usually)

Notes

Notes: Infrequent in CA but abundant in much of its range. See Pl. Crypt. Brit. Fasc. 4:16 (1801) for original description, and Bryothr. Eur. 25:331 (1873) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	2	15 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	15%
Erosion/runoff	1	7%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					13
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	2	0	0	0	11

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	11
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	13
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

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

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Contra Costa (CCA), Humboldt (HUM), Los Angeles (LAX), Mariposa (MPA), Monterey (MNT), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Barbara (SBA), Santa Cruz (SCR), Shasta (SHA), Sonoma (SON)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Antioch South (3712187), Big Basin (3712222), Clayton (3712188), Cone Peak (3612114), Diablo (3712178), El Portal (3711967), Felton (3712211), Ferndale (4012453), Igo (4012255), Las Trampas Ridge (3712271), Laurel (3712118), Mark West Springs (3812256), Pulga (3912174), San Marcos Pass (3411957), Tassajara (3712177), Walnut Creek (3712281), Waterman Mtn. (3411738), Weitchpec (4112326), Willow Creek (4012386), Yosemite Falls (3711975)

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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