BC Conservation Data Centre: Conservation Status Report
Cassiope lycopodioides ssp. cristapilosa
clubmoss mountain-heather
| Scientific Name: | Cassiope lycopodioides ssp. cristapilosa |
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| Scientific Name Synonyms: |
Cassiope lycopodioides var. cristapilosa
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| English Name: | clubmoss mountain-heather |
| Provincial Status Summary | |
| Status: | S4 |
| Date Status Assigned: | February 07, 2020 |
| Date Last Reviewed: | February 07, 2020 |
| Reasons: | Restricted to the Queen Charlotte islands in BC, Cassiope lycopodioides ssp. cristapilosa is fairly abundant being the most taxon within the species. Potential threats include wind farm development. |
| Range | |
| Range Extent: | DE = 1,000-20,000 square km |
| Range Extent Comments: | Restricted to subalpine and alpine habitats on the Queen Charlotte islands, Cassiope lycopodioides ssp. cristapilosa is estimated to occur over less than 7000 sq km in BC. |
| Occurrences & Population | |
| Number of Occurrences: | CD = 21 - 300 |
| Comments: | Cassiope lycopodioides ssp. cristapilosa is the most common subspecies of C. lycopodioides on QCI, found in nearly all subalpine and alpine habitats surveyed (Calder and Taylor 1968). There are at least 25 documented collections and many other locations expected. |
| Number of Occurrences with Good Viability / Ecological Integrity: | U = Unknown |
| Number of Occurrences Appropriately Protected & Managed: | U = Unknown |
| Population Size: | U = Unknown |
| Threats (to population, occurrences, or area affected) | |
| Degree of Threat: | Widespread, low-severity threat |
| Comments: | Probably not severely threatened. Wind farming has been named as a potential threat for subalpine environments on QCI. |
| Trend (in population, range, area occupied, and/or condition of occurrences) | |
| Short-Term Trend: | Rank Factor not assessed |
| Long-Term Trend: | Rank Factor not assessed |
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| Intrinsic Vulnerability: | Rank Factor not assessed |
| Environmental Specificity: | Rank Factor not assessed |
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| Version | |
| Author: | Penny, J.L. |
| Date: | February 21, 2014 |
| References | |
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Calder, J.A., and R.L. Taylor. 1968. Flora of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Part 1. Can. Dep. Agric. Res. Branch Monogr. 4. 659pp.
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2014. Conservation Status Report: Cassiope lycopodioides ssp. cristapilosa. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 5, 2026).