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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
QuebecS3Yes
ManitobaSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
LabradorS3Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
TennesseeS3Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
VermontS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
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.