Taxon Report

Plagiobryoides vinosula (Cardot) J.R. Spence

wine-colored tufa moss

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Plagiobryoides vinosula (Cardot) J.R. Spence
Common Name:
wine-colored tufa moss
Family: Bryaceae
Element Code: NBMUS0Y090
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss
Blooming Period:
Elevation: 30-1735 (100-5695)
General Habitats: Cismontane woodland, Meadows and seeps, Mojavean desert scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland, Riparian woodland
Microhabitat: Clay (sometimes), Granitic (usually), Seeps, Streambanks
Microhabitat Details: usually granitic rock or granitic soil

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 0
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Lake (LAK), Madera (MAD), Monterey (MNT), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Biggs (3912146), Bighorn Basin (3411576), Cinco (3511831), Emigrant Canyon (3611742), Junipero Serra Peak (3612124), Kernville (3511874), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Mid Hills (3511524), Millerton Lake East (3711915), Morena Reservoir (3211665), Pinto Valley (3511523), Rovana (3711845), Trona West (3511774), Ubehebe Crater (3711714), White Dome (3511872), Wilbur Springs (3912214), Wildrose Peak (3611731)

Notes

Threatened by grazing, trampling, and vehicles. Potentially threatened by hydrological alterations. See Revue Bryologique 38(1):6-7 (1911) for original description, and Phytologia 91(3):499 (2009) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2014-06-10
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].