Sphagnum affine
Ren. & Card.
Smooth Imbricate Peatmoss
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121585
Element CodeNBMUS6Z210
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassSphagnopsida
OrderSphagnales
FamilySphagnaceae
GenusSphagnum
SynonymsSphagnum imbricatum var. affine(Ren. & Card.) Warnst.
Other Common Namessphagnum (EN)
Concept ReferenceAnderson, 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 Date2017-03-29
Change Date1991-05-01
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Kentucky | SNR | Yes |
| Louisiana | SNR | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | S5 | Yes |
| South Carolina | SNR | Yes |
| Georgia | SNR | Yes |
| North Carolina | SNR | Yes |
| West Virginia | SNR | Yes |
| Maine | SNR | Yes |
| Missouri | S1 | Yes |
| Mississippi | SNR | Yes |
| Delaware | S4 | Yes |
| New Hampshire | SNR | Yes |
| New Jersey | SNR | Yes |
| Massachusetts | SNR | Yes |
| Vermont | S1 | Yes |
| District of Columbia | SNR | Yes |
| Tennessee | SNR | Yes |
| Oklahoma | SNR | Yes |
| Texas | SNR | Yes |
| Illinois | SNR | Yes |
| Florida | SNR | Yes |
| Rhode Island | SNR | Yes |
| Virginia | S5 | Yes |
| Connecticut | SNR | Yes |
| Indiana | SNR | Yes |
| Arkansas | SNR | Yes |
| Alaska | SNR | Yes |
| Ohio | SNR | Yes |
| New York | SNR | Yes |
| Maryland | SNR | Yes |
CanadaN5
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| New Brunswick | S4 | Yes |
| Labrador | SU | Yes |
| Prince Edward Island | SU | Yes |
| Nova Scotia | S5 | Yes |
| Quebec | S3 | Yes |
| Island of Newfoundland | S4 | Yes |
References (4)
- Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of <i>Sphagnum </i>in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.