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Splachnum sphaericum

Hedw.

Round-fruited Dung Moss

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127377
Element CodeNBMUS71050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryNonvascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderFunariales
FamilySplachnaceae
GenusSplachnum
Synonyms
Splachnum ovatumDicks. ex Hedw.
Other Common Names
Splanc sphérique (FR)
Concept Reference
Anderson, L.E., H.A. Crum, and W.R. Buck. 1990. List of the mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):448-499.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-04-13
Change Date2015-04-13
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in muskegs and bogs, as well as on dung of large boreal herbivores (such as moose) (Marino, 2020).
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLANDBog/fen
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorSUYes
New BrunswickS1Yes
NunavutS1Yes
QuebecS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
OntarioS1Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesS3Yes
ManitobaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
ColoradoS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
OregonS1Yes
MontanaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
References (3)
  1. Anderson, L.E., H.A. Crum, and W.R. Buck. 1990. List of the mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):448-499.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp.
  3. Marino, P.C. 2020. Flora of North America. <i>Splachnum sphaericum</i>. Accessed: September 28, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Splachnum_sphaericum