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Sphagnum wulfianum

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Wulf's Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121817

Element CodeNBMUS6Z1G0

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

Sphaigne de Wulf (FR) Wulf's sphagnum (EN)

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 Date2015-06-06

Change Date1991-04-29

Range Extent Comments

Reported from Greenland; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., Que.; Conn., Ill., Ind., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Vt., Wis.; Eurasia (FNA vol. 27, 2007).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	SU	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SU	Yes
Prince Edward Island	SU	Yes
Northwest Territories	S2	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
British Columbia	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Pennsylvania	S1	Yes
Massachusetts	S1	Yes
Wisconsin	S4	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S3	Yes
New Hampshire	S2	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Montana	S1	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09159 - Thornapple	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	9,744

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.