Species Details

Jaffueliobryum raui

Rau's jaffueliobryum moss

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Classification

Scientific Name: Jaffueliobryum raui (Austin) Thériot
Common Name: Rau's jaffueliobryum moss
Family:	Grimmiaceae
Element Code:	NBMUS97010
USDA Plants Symbol:	JARA
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 2B.3 on 2014-05-15
Add Date:	2014-05-15
Date Edited:	2022-07-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss

Blooming Period:

Elevation:
490 - 2100 meters
1610 - 6890 feet

General Habitats:

Alpine dwarf scrub
Chaparral
Mojavean desert scrub
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Carbonate
Dry
Openings
Rock crevices

Notes

Notes: Discovered in California by J. A. Harpel in 1980.
Threats: Potentially threatened by vehicles. Possibly threatened by road or trail construction and maintenance, and mining.
Taxonomy: Similar to J. wrightii.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	14 %
ORV activity	1	14%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	14%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					7
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	1	0	0	6

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	7
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), South Dakota (SD), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mendocino (MEN), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), Tehama (TEH)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Butterfly Peak (3311655), Clark Lake NE (3311643), Greenwater Canyon (3611625), Horn Spring (3411427), Indian Cove (3411612), Martinez Mtn. (3311653), Mendocino Pass (3912278), Savahia Peak SW (3411436), Vidal Nw (3411426)

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:	Proposed Addition to California Rare Plant Rank 2B.3, G4? / S2?
Taxonomic Treatment:	Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 45:691-708 (1987)
Species Account:	Jaffueliobryum raui profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile
Other:	Madroño 46(4):215 (1999) [CA Discovery Information]