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Sphagnum recurvum

P. Beauv.

Recurved Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124187
Element CodeNBMUS6Z120
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
recurved 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 Date2015-06-01
Change Date1989-03-22
Range Extent Comments
Known from Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., N.W.T.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va.; South America (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
DelawareS3Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
North DakotaS1Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New YorkS4Yes
MichiganSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MissouriS1Yes
VermontS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
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.