Bird’s-foot Wing-moss (Nogopterium gracile)
Resources
Status
- BC: Blue – S2S4 (2021)
- COSEWIC: Not Ranked
- SARA: Not Ranked
- Global: Vulnerable (1999)
- Galiano Island Status: Confirmed
Description
Greenish brown moss with branches that, when dry, usually arch in the same direction, resembling the foot of a bird.
Habitat
Forested mountains, rock, boulders, trunks and base of hardwood trees, and soil.
Range
Found in British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Threats
Air pollution.
Galiano Status
Several populations have been documented on the south end of Galiano Island.