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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Coscinodon arctolimnius ssp. higuchii

Higuchi's sieve-tooth moss

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Coscinodon arctolimnius (Steere) Steere ssp. higuchii Hastings & Deguchi
Common Name:
Higuchi's sieve-tooth moss
Family: Grimmiaceae
Element Code: NBMUS96032
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: GUTU
State Rank:
 S1S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
added to 4.2 on 2014-05-13
Add Date: 2014-05-13
Date Edited: 2021-11-05

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss
Blooming Period:
JFMAMJJASOND
Elevation:
2935 - 2935 meters
9630 - 9630 feet
General Habitats:
  • Alpine boulder and rock field
Microhabitat Details: usually exposed
Microhabitat:
  • Dry (usually)
  • Rocky

  Notes

Notes:
Discovered in CA by M. Hutten in 2011; known only from near Snow Lake in the Emigrant Wilderness. See The Bryologist 100(1):50-55 (1997) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Tower Peak (3811925)
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.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

CNPS Status Review: CRPR List Addition on 2014-05-13
Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 April 2024].