KNP Rare Plants Database


 
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Dicranodontium asperulum
Family: Dicranaceae

Protection Status:
State Status:  E
USFWS Status: 

Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank: S1?

   


Habitat:
On damp or wet, acid rock, especially on cliffs, rarely on thin soil or humus over rock or on bark at the base of trees (Crum and Anderson).

Species Description:
Moss.

Phenology:


Additional Information at NatureServe

Diagnostic Characteristics:


Management:
The habitat for this species is especially sensitive to changes in hydrology and not likely to withstand much alteration. Grazing or browsing pressure, vegetation removal, or hydrologic changes (i.e. stream alterations road construction) would likely be detrimental.

Global Range:


Known Kentucky Occurrences:
Species occurrence map

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Data Last Updated: November 2018
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