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Fire Moss

Mosses and Liverworts

Ceratodon purpureus, commonly called fire moss, redshank, purple forkmoss or purple horn toothed moss, is a dioicous moss whose color ranges from yellow-green to red and which reaches about three centimetres in height. It grows worldwide and is especially adept at colonizing disturbed ground, from polluted highway shoulders and mine tailings to land recently burned by wildfire and even sunlit Antarctic slopes.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Ceratodon purpureus 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bryopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Fire Moss
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Africa

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Australia

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Denmark

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Luxembourg

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North America

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Norway

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South Africa

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South America

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South Asia

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Sweden

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Taiwan

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ceratodon purpureus
  • Lead paragraph
    Ceratodon purpureus is a dioicous moss with a color ranging from yellow-green to red.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 295823
    Ceratodon purpureus is a dioicous moss with a color ranging from yellow-green to red.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Ceratodon purpureus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Ceratodon purpureus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5281381, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5281381, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Wikidata: Fire Moss
  • Wikidata Q1752834, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Bryopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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