Taxon Report

Fissidens aphelotaxifolius Purs.

brook pocket moss

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Fissidens aphelotaxifolius Purs.
Common Name:	brook pocket moss
Family:	Fissidentaceae
Element Code:	NBMUS2W290
USDA Plants Symbol:	FIAP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	moss
Blooming Period:
Elevation:	2000-2200 (6560-7220)
General Habitats:	Lower montane coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Rocky, Streambanks
Microhabitat Details:	waterfalls

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Global Rank:	G3G4
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	2
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	2

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Madera (MAD), Siskiyou (SIS)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Eaton Peak (4112238), Shuteye Peak (3711934)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Threatened by hydrological alterations. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 103:35-38 (1976) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].