BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Oxystegus recurvifolius
drooping-leaved beard-moss
| Scientific Name: | Oxystegus recurvifolius (Taylor) R.H. Zander | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name Synonyms: |
Chionoloma recurvifolium
Leptodontium recurvifolium Trichostomum recurvifolium |
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| English Name: | drooping-leaved beard-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 | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Bryophyte | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | TRICREC | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G3? (Feb 2011) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S1 (Apr 2024) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Red | ||||||||||
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| COSEWIC Status: | Endangered (May 2019) | ||||||||||
| SARA Schedule: | 1 - Endangered (Feb 2023) | ||||||||||
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British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. 2004at. Management Direction Statement for Vladimir J. Krajina Ecological Reserve. Environmental Stewardship Division, Skeena Region, Smithers, BC. 16 pp. |
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Dixon, H.N. and H.G. Jameson. 1924. The student's handbook of british mosses. V.T. Sumfield. Eastborne. |
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During, H. 1979. Life Strategies of Bryophytes: a preliminary review. Lindbergia 5: 2-18. |
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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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Golumbia, T.E., and P.M. Bartier. 2004. The Bryophytes of Haida Gwaii: A baseline species inventory, review, and analysis. Parks Canada Technical Reports in Ecosystem Science 39. Parks Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 75 pp. |
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Ryan, M.W. 1996. Bryophytes of British Columbia: rare species and priorities for inventory. Res. Br., B.C. Min. For., and Wildl. Br., B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks. Victoria, B.C. Work. Pap. 12/1996. |
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Schofield, W.B. 1989. Structure and affinities of the bryoflora of the Queen Charlotte Islands, pp. 109-119. In: G.G.E. Scudder and N. Gessler(eds.), The Outer Shores, Based on the proceedings of the Queen Charlotte Islands First International Symposium, University of British Columbia, August 1984. 327 pp. |
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Zander, R.H. 2007d. Pottiaceae. Pp. 476-642 In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (eds.). Flora of North America, North of Mexico, Volume 27: Bryophyta, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. 713 pp. |
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Oxystegus recurvifolius. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 7, 2026).