Taxon Report
Elodium blandowii (F. Weber & D. Mohr) EckelBlandow's bog moss |
 © 2013 Scot Loring |
Taxon Summary
Elodium blandowii, commonly known as Blandow's bog moss, is a moss in the Helodiaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Meadows and seeps, and Subalpine coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 1862 to 2700 meters. Elodium blandowii is ranked 2B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Elodium blandowii (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Eckel |
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Common Name: |
Blandow's bog moss |
| Family: | Helodiaceae |
| Element Code: | NBMUS3C011 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | HEBL2 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | moss |
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| Elevation: | 1862-2700 (6110-8860) |
| General Habitats: | Meadows and seeps, Subalpine coniferous forest |
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| Microhabitat Details: | Damp soil |
Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 2B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G4 |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | USFS_S |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 16 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 2 |
| Good (B) | 3 |
| Fair (C) | 0 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 11 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| El Dorado (ELD), Fresno (FRE), Mono (MNO), Siskiyou (SIS), Tulare (TUL), Tuolumne (TUO) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Convict Lake (3711857), Freel Peak (3811978), Glass Mountain (3711876), Mt. Morgan (3711846), Mt. Patterson (3811943), North Palisade (3711815), Panther Rock (4112272), Sirretta Peak (3511883), Sonora Pass (3811936), Tennant (4112158) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 2 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 5 | 31 % | |
| Grazing | 3 | 18% |
| Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime | 2 | 12% |
Notes
| Threatened by grazing and trampling. Possibly threatened by hydrological alterations. Very distinctive due to abundant paraphyllia (minute leaf-like structures borne on the stems or branches among the leaves). See Bot. Taschenb. p. 332 (1807) for original description, and Krypt. Fl. Brandenburg 2:692 (1905) for revised nomenclature. |
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Selected References
| Non-Substantive Name Change: Helodium blandowii to Elodium blandowii |
| Elodium blandowii account for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2021) |
Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 4 November 2025].