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Sphagnum papillosum

Lindb.

Papillose Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127066

Element CodeNBMUS6Z0U0

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

Fat Bog Moss (EN) papillose 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 Date2015-02-19

Change Date1991-04-29

Range Extent Comments

B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Yukon; Alaska, Calif., Conn., Del., Ill., Ind., Maine, Md., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., S.C., Vt., Wash., W.Va., Wis.; Eurasia (FNA vol. 27).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	SU	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Manitoba	SNR	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S5	Yes
Labrador	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Illinois	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S1	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S3	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S4	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S2	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Alaska (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Johnson Pass	Chugach National Forest	152,508
Madan	Tongass National Forest	68,553
Port Alexander	Tongass National Forest	120,681
Prince William Sound Is.	Chugach National Forest	118,698

Michigan (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Fibre	Hiawatha National Forest	7,432

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840

References (2)

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.