Species Details

Buxbaumia viridis

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:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3G4
State Rank:	S2
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
Add Date:	2011-03-23
Date Edited:	2021-10-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss
Blooming Period:
Elevation: 975 - 2200 meters 3200 - 7220 feet
General Habitat: Lower montane coniferous forest Subalpine coniferous forest Upper montane coniferous forest
General Micro Habitat: Fallen, decorticated wood or humus
Micro Habitat:

Notes

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:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					9
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	2	2	0	5

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	3
Recent <=20 Years	6

Presence:
Presumed Extant	9
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN), Modoc (MOD), Plumas (PLU), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI), Yuba (YUB)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
American House (3912161), Bark Shanty Gulch (4112345), Board Camp Mtn. (4012366), Davis Creek (4112063), Fern Canyon (4112441), Hayfork Bally (4012362), Mt. Bidwell (4112082), Navarro (3912325), Orick (4112431), Polar Bear Mtn. (4112385), Strawberry Valley (3912151), Ukonom Mtn. (4112354)

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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CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2011-03-23