Taxon Details

Elodium blandowii

Blandow's bog moss

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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

Scientific Name: Elodium blandowii (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Eckel
Common Name: Blandow's bog moss
Family:	Helodiaceae
Element Code:	NBMUS3C011
USDA Plants Symbol:	HEBL2
Synonyms/Other Names: Helodium blandowii (Web. & Mohr) Warnst.
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-03-07

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss

Blooming Period:

Elevation:
1862 - 2700 meters
6110 - 8860 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
Subalpine coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: Damp soil

Microhabitat:

Notes

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.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	31 %
Grazing	3	18%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	2	12%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					16
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	3	0	0	0	11

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	8
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	16
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Indiana (IN), Michigan (MI), Montana (MT), New York (NY), Oregon (OR), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

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)

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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CNPS Name Change:	Non-Substantive Name Change: Helodium blandowii to Elodium blandowii
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory