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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Calliergon richardsonii


 
Scientific Name: Calliergon richardsonii (Mitt.) Kindb. in Warnst.
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Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: 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.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Bryophyte
Species Code: CALLRIC
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Hypnales Calliergonaceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5 (Jul 2017)
Provincial Status: S3S4 (Apr 2024)
BC List: Yellow
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Global Range Comment: Known from Greenland; Alta., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon; Alaska, Maine, Mich., Minn., Wyo.; n Eurasia; Pacific Islands (New Zealand) (FNA vol. 28, 2014).
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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: Calliergon richardsonii. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 14, 2026).