BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Seligeria acutifolia
acuteleaf small limestone moss
| Scientific Name: | Seligeria acutifolia Lindb. in Hartm. | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | acuteleaf small limestone moss | ||||||||||
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| 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: | Accepted scientific name (ITIS 2017, TROPICOS 2017) | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Bryophyte | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | SELIACU | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G3G5 (Apr 2000) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S1S2 (Apr 2024) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Red | ||||||||||
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| COSEWIC Status: | Endangered (May 2018) | ||||||||||
| SARA Schedule: | 1 - Endangered (May 2021) | ||||||||||
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| Global Habitat Comments: | Found growing on limestone cliffs (Belland 1998). | ||||||||||
| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
| Global Range Comment: | In North America, known only from Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Vitt 1976). Temperate-western North America / Europe disjunct (Belland 1998). Western and Northern England, Brecon, North Ebudes, Antrim; Sweden, Norway, Italy, Northern Asia, North Africa (Smith 1978). | ||||||||||
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| Global Information Author: | KARANOSKY, M. | ||||||||||
| Last Updated: | Apr 18, 2000 | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
Belland, R.J. 1998. The rare mosses of Canada: a review and first listing. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, Ottawa, Canada. 91 pp. |
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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. |
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2000. Species Summary: Seligeria acutifolia. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 8, 2026).