Species Summary

BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary

Syntrichia latifolia

Scientific Name:

Syntrichia latifolia (Bruch ex Hartman)

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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:

SYNTLAT

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Plantae	Bryophyta	Bryopsida	Pottiales	Pottiaceae

Conservation Status / Legal Designation

Global Status:

G3G5 (Jun 2000)

Provincial Status:

S4 (Apr 2023)

BC List:

Yellow

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Global Habitat Comments:

Often silt-encrusted patches on tree bases, exposed roots and wood in flood zone of streams and rivers, very rarley on rocks or gravelly soil or away from water (Smith 1978).

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Distribution

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Global Range Comment:

Occasional to frequent in England and Wales, rare in Scotland, extending north to Perth and Banff, occasional in Ireland; North, West and Central Europe, Caucasus and North America (Smith 1978).

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Authors / Contributors

Global Information Author:

KARANOSKY, M.

Last Updated:

Jun 05, 2000

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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.

Smith, A.J.E. 1978b. The moss flora of Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 706 pp.

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2000. Species Summary: Syntrichia latifolia. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 14, 2026).