Sphagnum teres

(Schimp.) Angstr. in Hartm.

Rigid Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127221
Element CodeNBMUS6Z1D0
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 arrondie (FR)
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
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
OntarioS4Yes
NunavutSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New HampshireSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
New YorkSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New JerseyS2Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
North DakotaS1Yes
IndianaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
OregonSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
References (2)
  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.