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Big Shaggy-moss

Mosses and Liverworts

Big shaggy-moss (Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus), also called rough goose-neck moss or electrified cat's tail moss for its fuzzy, tail-like appearance, is a moss of the family Hylocomiaceae. It often dominates moderately rich forest habitats in the boreal regions and the Pacific Northwest, growing on humus-rich soil in montane forests, and occasionally on logs and trees in lowland rainforest or on sandy-gravelly soil near streams.

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

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Big Shaggy-moss

In Biome

Boreal Forest, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

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Belgium

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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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Portugal

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South Asia

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Taiwan

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    It is often the dominating moss species in moderately rich forest habitats in the boreal regions and the Pacific Northwest.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 342309
    Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, the big shaggy-moss or rough goose neck moss, is a species of moss in the family Hylocomiaceae.
  • In Biome: Boreal Forest, Article text: "It is often the dominating moss species in moder"
    It is often the dominating moss species in moderately rich forest habitats in the boreal regions and the Pacific Northwest.
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2. NatureServe Explorer: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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3. 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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4. Wikipedia: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
WikipediaWikidata Q137867 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Big Shaggy-moss
Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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