Buxbaumia viridis, also known as the green shield-moss, is a rare bryophyte found sporadically throughout the northern hemisphere. The gametophyte of this moss is not macroscopically visible; the large, distinct sporophyte of B. viridis is the only identifying structure of this moss. This moss can be found singularly or in small groups on decaying wood, mostly in humid, sub-alpine to alpine Picea abies, Abies alba, or mixed tree forests. This moss is rare and conservation efforts are being made in most countries B. viridis is found in.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Buxbaumia viridis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences1
eDNA detections28
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Buxbaumia viridis ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast gene for chloroplast product
Marker genes sequenced
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★matK★rbcL1★rbcLa
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type25 025 records
Wild obs. + sensor23 634
Museum / vouchered1 318
Other73
Origin
Native20
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO29 848 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy71% within 1 km
≤100 m 12 659≤1 km 2 272≤10 km 5 820>10 km 284
21 035 georeferenced · 2 599 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor23 634
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy62% within 1 km
≤100 m 450≤1 km 171≤10 km 320>10 km 55
996 georeferenced · 322 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 318
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions36 of 69 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Metsähallituslocation not on record
194
Turku, FI
111
Olocation not on record
110
Trondheim, NO
92
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
85
Corvallis, US
55
Salzburg, AT
49
Uppsala, SE
41
LDlocation not on record
38
Lausanne, CH
37
Vancouver, CA
35
KFGBlocation not on record
29
WTUlocation not on record
28
Oulu, FI
20
BDBClocation not on record
19
South Kensington, GB
13
Zürich, CH
13
CASlocation not on record
12
BioFokuslocation not on record
11
Frankfurt am Main
11
Moscow, US
10
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
8
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT)location not on record
7
Dhaka, BD
7
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
7
Paris, FR
5
Stockholm, SE
5
UNINE:NEUlocation not on record
4
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
4
Philadelphia, US
4
Madison, US
4
BRNUlocation not on record
3
SZUlocation not on record
3
Universität Basel, Herbariumlocation not on record
3
Barcelona, ES
3
Bronx, US
3
GZUlocation not on record
3
Oskarshamn, SE
3
MAlocation not on record
3
Portland, US
3
Winterthur, CH
3
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
2
Anchorage, US
2
Ann Arbor, US
2
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
2
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record
2
Frauenfeld, CH
2
Bourges, FR
2
Tallinn, EE
2
Missoula, US
1
Naturkundliche Sammlung Urilocation not on record
1
Kostrzyca Forest Gene Banklocation not on record
1
St. Paul, US
1
nbflocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record
1
TROMlocation not on record
1
State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukrainelocation not on record
1
University of Gdansklocation not on record
1
Edinburgh, GB
1
Helsinki, FI
1
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
1
Göteborg, SE
1
Durham, US
1
Knoxville, US
1
Cincinnati, US
1
Kuopio, FI
1
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
1
69 institutions · 1 136 of 1 318 vouchered records shown · 182 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA28 detections
Where the DNA of Buxbaumia viridis was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found28
Studies independent surveys2
Countries1
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 28 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median7.70 °C 7.70–7.70
Seasonal swing summer↔winter21.6 °C
Max temp (day)11.1 °C
Min temp (night)5.00 °C
Precipitation40.4 mm/mo
Air humidity65.1 %
Moisture balance-2.90 mm/mo
Vapour deficit367 Pa
Wind speed4.60 m/s
Cloud cover46.1 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 27 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
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