Muhlenberg’s Cord-moss (Entosthodon syn. Funaria muhlenbergii)

Resources

Status

  • BC: Blue – S3? (2011)
  • COSEWIC: Not Ranked
  • SARA: Not Ranked
  • Global: Apparently Secure (1995)
  • Galiano Island Status: Confirmed

Description

2–6 mm, green to yellow-green moss, with leaves crowded at the tip and distinctive capsules.

Habitat

Bare alkaline soils.

Range

Widespread but uncommon in western North America from Texas to Alaska; also found in Central America, Europe, Israel, and North Africa.

Threats

Unknown

Galiano Status

Populations have been documented on Mount Sutil, Mount Galiano, and other locations on the south end of Galiano Island.

Photo Credit

Andrew Simon and Helen Waterman

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