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Sphagnum palustre

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Prairie Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127642
Element CodeNBMUS6Z0T0
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
prairie 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 Date2017-02-09
Change Date1991-04-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS4Yes
ManitobaSNRYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
QuebecS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
LabradorS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
KentuckySNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
WisconsinS4Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
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.