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Sphagnum squarrosum

Crome

Shaggy Peatmoss

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126327

Element CodeNBMUS6Z160

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

Shaggy Sphagnum (EN) sphagnum (EN) Sphaigne hérissée (FR) Spreadleaf Peatmoss (EN) Spread-leaved Peat Moss (EN) Squarrose Peatmoss (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 Date2015-02-19

Change Date1990-01-08

Range Extent Comments

Greenland; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon; Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Conn., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Oreg., Pa., S.D., Tenn., Vt., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.; Eurasia; Pacific Islands (New Zealand) (FNA vol. 27).

Threat Impact Comments

Somewhat threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S3	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S4	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S2	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

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

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (57)

Alaska (11)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chugach-13	Chugach National Forest	13,337
Harding	Tongass National Forest	174,349
Keku	Tongass National Forest	10,869
Madan	Tongass National Forest	68,553
North Cleveland	Tongass National Forest	105,288
North Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	33,146
North Revilla	Tongass National Forest	215,430
North Wrangell	Tongass National Forest	8,091
Port Alexander	Tongass National Forest	120,681
Revilla	Tongass National Forest	29,298
South Revilla	Tongass National Forest	52,105

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Lochsa Slope	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	117,662

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabin Creek	Superior National Forest	6,071

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Crazy Mountain	Gallatin National Forest	82,093

Nevada (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Copper Mtns.	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	31,945
Jarbidge - Coon Ck	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	866

New Hampshire (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Great Gulf Ext.	White Mountain National Forest	15,110
Kinsman Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	8,999
Pemigewasset	White Mountain National Forest	32,255
Presidential - Dry River Ext	White Mountain National Forest	10,555

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Craggy Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	2,657

Oregon (15)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bull Of The Woods	Mt. Hood National Forest	8,843
Echo Mountain	Willamette National Forest	8,098
French Pete (a)	Willamette National Forest	1,668
Gordon Meadows	Willamette National Forest	9,463
Lake	Mt. Hood National Forest	1,327
Larch	Mt. Hood National Forest	12,961
Maiden Peak	Deschutes National Forest	26,432
Maiden Peak	Willamette National Forest	9,627
Mt. Thielsen	Winema National Forest	1,153
Opal Creek	Willamette National Forest	5,417
Roaring River	Mt. Hood National Forest	27,316
Salmon - Huckleberry	Mt. Hood National Forest	17,570
Waldo - Fuji	Willamette National Forest	15,273
Waldo - Lake	Willamette National Forest	2,993
Wind Creek	Mt. Hood National Forest	5,438

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
High Uintas (UT)	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	102,398
Lakes	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	121,967

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bread Loaf	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,768

Washington (16)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Lava Bed	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	19,043
Boulder River	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	32,563
Glacier Peak B	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	19,328
Glacier Peak K	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	47,269
Heather Lake	Wenatchee National Forest	10,628
Jefferson Ridge	Olympic National Forest	6,512
Jupiter Ridge	Olympic National Forest	10,148
Lightning	Olympic National Forest	7,179
Long Swamp	Okanogan National Forest	66,344
Mt. Baker Ma	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - Diobsud	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	56,039
Mt. Baker North	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	16,873
Mt. Baker West	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	25,390
Nason Ridge	Wenatchee National Forest	19,329
South Quinault	Olympic National Forest	11,081
Upper Skokomish	Olympic National Forest	9,311

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Rock Creek	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	18,874
Snowy Range	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	29,660

References (3)

Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of <i>Sphagnum </i>in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
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.
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.