Sphagnum fimbriatum

Wils. in Wils. & Hook. f. in Hook. f.

Fringed Bogmoss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.123939
Element CodeNBMUS6Z0A0
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
sphagnum (EN) Sphaigne frangée (FR)
Concept Reference
Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of Sphagnum in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
Taxonomic Comments
Flatberg (2007) elevates Sphagnum fimbriatum ssp. concinnum (= S. concinnum) to full species, therefore following Flatberg, S. fimbriatum ssp. fimbriatum is equivalent to Flatberg's S. fimbriatum sensu stricto and this record is rendered obsolete.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-06
Change Date1991-04-29
Threat Impact Comments
Somewhat threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, forest management practices, and sedimentation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinS4Yes
IowaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
New JerseySNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MontanaS1Yes
North CarolinaS1Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
VirginiaS3Yes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutSNRYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
LabradorS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
OntarioS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySNRYes
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
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.