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Sphagnum recurvum

P. Beauv.

Recurved Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124187
Element CodeNBMUS6Z120
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
recurved sphagnum (EN)
Concept Reference
Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of Sphagnum in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
Taxonomic Comments
This is the record for the concept of Sphagnum recurvum following FNA (vol. 27, 2007) and Brinda and Atwood (2026). S. recurvum is also accepted by Buck and Goffinet (2024). Note however, that there are differences in how Buck and Goffinet (2024) treat related species in this complex. Buck and Goffinet (2024) follow Duffy et al. (2020) in lumping S. brevifolium and S. isoviitae into S. fallax, and lumping S. rubroflexuosum into S. flexuosum.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-01
Change Date1989-03-22
Range Extent Comments
Known from Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., N.W.T.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va.; South America (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TennesseeSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
WisconsinS4Yes
New JerseySNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
DelawareS3Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
North DakotaS1Yes
OhioSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
New YorkS4Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
References (5)
  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. Duffy, A., B. Aguero, H. Stenøien, K.l. Flatberg, M.S. Ignatov, K. Hassel & A.J. Shaw. 2020. Phylogenetic structure in the <i>Sphagnum recurvum</i> complex (Bryophyta: Sphagnaceae) relative to taxonomy and geography. American Journal of Botany 107:<br/>1283-1295.
  5. 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.