Species Details

Jaffueliobryum raui

Rau's jaffueliobryum moss

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Photo of Jaffueliobryum raui
© 2021 Scot Loring
Photo of Jaffueliobryum raui
©2021 Scot Loring
Photo of Jaffueliobryum raui
©2021 Scot Loring
Scientific Name:
Jaffueliobryum raui (Austin) Thériot
Common Name:
Rau's jaffueliobryum moss
Family: Grimmiaceae
Element Code: NBMUS97010
USDA Plants Symbol: JARA
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: moss
Blooming Period:
JFMAMJJASOND
Elevation:
490 - 2100 meters
1610 - 6890 feet
General Habitats:
  • Alpine dwarf scrub
  • Chaparral
  • Mojavean desert scrub
  • Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Carbonate
  • Dry
  • Openings
  • Rock crevices
Notes:
Discovered in California by J. A. Harpel in 1980.
Threats:

Potentially threatened by vehicles. Possibly threatened by road or trail construction and maintenance, and mining.

Taxonomy:

Similar to J. wrightii.

Threat List Total: 2
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 1 14 %
THREAT LIST:
ORV activity 1 14%
Road/trail construction/maint. 1 14%
Total Occurrences: 7
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 1 0 0 6
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 5
Recent <=20 Years 2
Presence:
Presumed Extant 7
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), South Dakota (SD), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mendocino (MEN), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), Tehama (TEH)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Butterfly Peak (3311655), Clark Lake NE (3311643), Greenwater Canyon (3611625), Horn Spring (3411427), Indian Cove (3411612), Martinez Mtn. (3311653), Mendocino Pass (3912278), Savahia Peak SW (3411436), Vidal Nw (3411426)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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CNPS Status Review:
Proposed Addition to California Rare Plant Rank 2B.3, G4? / S2?
Taxonomic Treatment: Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 45:691-708 (1987)
Species Account: Jaffueliobryum raui profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other: USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile
Other: Madroño 46(4):215 (1999) [CA Discovery Information]