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Sphagnum fallax

(Klinggr.) Klinggr.

Flat-top Bogmoss

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127439
Element CodeNBMUS6Z230
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
Flat-topped Sphagnum Moss (EN) sphagnum (EN) Sphaigne trompeuse (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 Date1991-05-01
Threat Impact Comments
Highly threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, forest management practices, and sedimentation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
LabradorS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
QuebecS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
PennsylvaniaS4Yes
OhioSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
New YorkSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
MichiganSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
VirginiaS3Yes
IndianaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lolo CreekLolo National Forest14,335
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
References (3)
  1. Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of <i>Sphagnum </i>in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
  2. 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.
  3. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.