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Sphagnum wulfianum

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Wulf's Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121817
Element CodeNBMUS6Z1G0
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
Sphaigne de Wulf (FR) Wulf's 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 Date2015-06-06
Change Date1991-04-29
Range Extent Comments
Reported from Greenland; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., Que.; Conn., Ill., Ind., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Vt., Wis.; Eurasia (FNA vol. 27, 2007).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesS2Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
New BrunswickS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinS4Yes
New HampshireS2Yes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
MontanaS1Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
MassachusettsS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09159 - ThornappleChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest9,744
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.