Rusty cord-moss (Entosthodon rubiginosus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 1
COSEWIC Assessment Summary
Assessment Summary – November 2004
Common name: Rusty Cord-moss
Scientific name: Entosthodon rubiginosus
Status: Endangered
Reason for designation: This species is endemic to western North America where it occurs in southern British Columbia, and has been reported from Montana, Arizona, and New Mexico. This moss has a highly restricted distribution in south-central British Columbia where only four populations have been found. Of these, three populations are extant, and one was not relocated; the species is not abundant at any known site. The species' habitat is a narrow band of shoreline dominated by grasses and other mosses in seasonally wet, alkaline habitats. Two populations have been affected by trampling by horses or cattle, and all sites examined have been impacted to varying degrees by domestic animals. At least a portion of one population has been lost as a result of trampling by domestic animals.
Occurrence: British Columbia
Status history: Designated Endangered in November 2004. Assessment based on a new status report.
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