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Sphagnum warnstorfii

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Warnstorf's Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125236
Element CodeNBMUS6Z1F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassSphagnopsida
OrderSphagnales
FamilySphagnaceae
GenusSphagnum
Synonyms
Sphagnum warnstorfianumDu Rietz
Other Common Names
Fen Peatmoss (EN) Sphaigne de Warnstorf (FR) Warnstorf'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 Date2015-06-22
Change Date1990-01-08
Threat Impact Comments
Highly threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, forest management practices, and sedimentation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
NunavutS1Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Rhode IslandSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
New JerseyS2Yes
IndianaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
North CarolinaS1Yes
MontanaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MassachusettsS2Yes
MarylandSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
MichiganSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Lebeau #507Kootenai National Forest1,259
Lebeau RA 1507Flathead National Forest5,450
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. 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.
  5. 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.