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Sphagnum compactum

DC. in Lam. & DC.

Low Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126174
Element CodeNBMUS6Z070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassSphagnopsida
OrderSphagnales
FamilySphagnaceae
GenusSphagnum
Other Common Names
Compact Sphagnum Moss (EN) low sphagnum (EN) Sphaigne compacte (FR)
Concept Reference
Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of Sphagnum in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-05-27
Change Date1991-04-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
NunavutSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS3Yes
OntarioS4Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OhioSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
VermontS1Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
MontanaS1Yes
MississippiSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MinnesotaS2Yes
IowaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MissouriS3Yes
New JerseySNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
DelawareS2Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
References (4)
  1. Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of <i>Sphagnum </i>in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
  2. Brinda, J.C., and J.J. Atwood. 2026. A Synopsis of <i>Sphagnum</i>. The Bryophyte Nomenclator. Online. Available: https://www.bryonames.org/synonymy?search=Sphagnum (accessed 2026).
  3. Buck, W.R. and B. Goffinet. 2024. A new checklist of the mosses of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 127(4): 484-549.
  4. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.