Taxon Report

Buxbaumia viridis (DC.) Moug. & Nestl.

green shield-moss

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Buxbaumia viridis (DC.) Moug. & Nestl.
Common Name:	green shield-moss
Family:	Buxbaumiaceae
Element Code:	NBMUS1B040
USDA Plants Symbol:	BUVI2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	moss
Blooming Period:
Elevation:	975-2200 (3200-7220)
General Habitats:	Lower montane coniferous forest, Subalpine coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:	Fallen, decorticated wood or humus

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Global Rank:	G5?
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.2 on 2011-03-23

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	9
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	2
Poor (D)	2
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	5

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Modoc (MOD), Plumas (PLU), Trinity (TRI), Yuba (YUB)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
American House (3912161), Board Camp Mtn. (4012366), Davis Creek (4112063), Hayfork Bally (4012362), Mt. Bidwell (4112082), Polar Bear Mtn. (4112385), Strawberry Valley (3912151)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	8
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	5	56 %
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	3	33%
Foot traffic/trampling	3	33%
Other	3	33%
Logging	2	22%
Mining	1	11%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	11%
Grazing	1	11%
Erosion/runoff	1	11%

Notes



Threatened by trampling, logging, and hydrological alterations; potentially threatened by gold mining; and possibly threatened by recreational activities. Similar to B. aphylla.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Proposed Addition to CRPR 2.2, G3G4 / S2 (2011)

Buxbaumia viridis account for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2021)

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 29 December 2024].