Sphagnum squarrosum

Crome

Shaggy Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 57 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
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
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
VermontS5Yes
OregonSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
New JerseyS2Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
NunavutS2Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (57)
Alaska (11)
AreaForestAcres
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
HardingTongass National Forest174,349
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
North ClevelandTongass National Forest105,288
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cabin CreekSuperior National Forest6,071
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
Nevada (2)
AreaForestAcres
Copper Mtns.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest31,945
Jarbidge - Coon CkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest866
New Hampshire (4)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Oregon (15)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
LakeMt. Hood National Forest1,327
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Washington (16)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Rock CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest18,874
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
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.