Species Summary

BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary

Campylium stellatum

Scientific Name:

Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) C. Jens.

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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

Taxonomy Comments:

FNA (vol. 28, 2014) elevates Campylium stellatum var. arcticum (= Drepanocladus arcticus) and C. stellatum var. protensum (= C. protensum) to full species, therefore according to FNA, Anderson et al.'s (1990) C. stellatum var. stellatum is equivalent to C. stellatum

Species Group:

Bryophyte

Species Code:

CAMPSTE3

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Plantae	Bryophyta	Bryopsida	Hypnales	Amblystegiaceae

Conservation Status / Legal Designation

Global Status:

G5 (Dec 2016)

Provincial Status:

S5 (Apr 2024)

BC List:

Yellow

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Global Habitat Comments:

This species occurs in intermediately mineral-rich fens, river and lake shores (Hedenäs, 2020).

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References and Related Literature

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp.

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Campylium stellatum. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 15, 2026).