Species Summary

BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary

Cnestrum schisti

Scientific Name:

Cnestrum schisti (Web. & Mohr) Hag.

Scientific Name Synonyms:

Cynodontium schisti

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Classification / Taxonomy

Scientific Name - Concept Reference:

Anderson, L.E., H.A. Crum, and W.R. Buck. 1990. List of the mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):448-499.

Classification Level:

Species

Species Group:

Bryophyte

Species Code:

CYNOSCH

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Plantae	Bryophyta	Bryopsida	Dicranales	Dicranaceae

Conservation Status / Legal Designation

Global Status:

G3G5 (Apr 1991)

Provincial Status:

S3S4 (Apr 2024)

BC List:

Yellow

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References and Related Literature

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.

Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.

Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Cnestrum schisti. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 5, 2026).