Species Details

Lewinskya holzingeri

Holzinger's bristle moss

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Classification

Scientific Name: Lewinskya holzingeri (Renauld & Cardot) F. Lara, Garilleti & Goffinet
Common Name: Holzinger's bristle moss
Family:	Orthotrichaceae
Element Code:	NBMUS560E0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Orthotrichum holzingeri

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.3 on 2014-06-03
Add Date:	2014-06-03
Date Edited:	2023-09-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: moss

Blooming Period:

Elevation:
715 - 1800 meters
2345 - 5905 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland
Lower montane coniferous forest
Pinyon and juniper woodland
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: Usually on rock in and along streams, rarely on tree limbs

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: California plants previously identified as Orthotrichum holzingeri are now placed in the genus Lewinskya. Similar to L. laevigata.
Threats: Possibly threatened by recreational activities, trail and road construction, and hydrological alterations.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	4
Recent <=20 Years	3

Presence:
Presumed Extant	7
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Amador (AMA), Calaveras (CAL), Modoc (MOD), Siskiyou (SIS), Tulare (TUL), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ackerson Mtn. (3711977), Bear River Reservoir (3812052), Calaveras Dome (3812042), Giant Forest (3611857), Iron Gate Reservoir (4112284), Lake McCloud (4112221), Pothole Valley (4112078), Scott Mountain (4112236)

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

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:	Proposed Addition to CRPR 1B.3, G3 / S2 (2014)
CNPS Status Review:	Proposed Non-Substantive Name Change (2023)
Original Description:	Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 3(4):270 (1895)
Revised Nomenclature:	Cryptogamie, Bryologie 37(4): 361–382 (2016)