Rusty cord-moss (Entosthodon rubiginosus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 11

Summary of Status Report

Entosthodon rubiginosus is a tiny moss found amongst grasses and other mosses in seasonally wet and open alkaline habitats. This moss has a highly restricted distribution in south-central British Columbia where only four populations have been found. Of these, 3 populations are extant, and 1 may have been lost; the species is not abundant at any known site. The species' habitat is threatened by cattle activity, and all sites examined have been impacted to varying degrees by domestic animals. At least one portion of one population has been lost as result of trampling. The species is Red-listed in British Columbia, and is considered critically imperiled to vulnerable globally.

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