Thuidium recognitum (Hedw.) Lindb.
Annotated by David H. Wagner, 30 Mar 2016.

Washington: Okanogan County: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Tonasket Ranger District, Headwaters Box Creek. Entered drainage from NW, slightly more than 100m NE of its origin in saddle crossed by 3300-040 road, just as drainage bends in its downslope travel from NE to SE. Elev. 3757 ft.
UTM Zone 11, 351022E, 541097N; NW 1/4 SW 1/4, T39N R30E WM, Sec. 22.
Habitat: In an upper, gently-sloped, shrubby, lightly wooded headwaters reach of Box Creek; soil is generally damp to wet, soil with high organic content; wetness of soil locally appears due both to local, seasonal surface flow as well as more generalized ground water discharge. Locally a complex array of microhabitats with corresponding compositional complexity.¶Associated Species: lichen/moss layer: MAPO16, SPHAG2, PLEL2, BRWE70; herb layer: LYCOP2, RANUN, EQAR, CAUT. Substrate: damp organic soil of creek headwaters.¶Location Notes: location of the collection within an apparently very small, local population (not > 1m. sq).

Rick Dewey RD072015-1209, Jul 20, 2015
WTU, Barcode: WTU-B-079604