PLANTS Profile for Sphagnum (sphagnum)

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PLANTS Profile

Sphagnum L.
sphagnum

Symbol:

SPHAG2

Group:

Moss

Family:

Sphagnaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

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Sphagnum L.

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Related Taxa:
Sphagnum L.

View 1 genera in Sphagnaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Scientific Name	Common Name	Illustration	Native Status	Threatened

Sphagnum affine	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum andersonianum	Anderson's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum angermanicum	Angerman's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum angustifolium	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum annulatum	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum aongstroemii	Aongstroem's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum arcticum	arctic sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum austinii	Austin's sphagnum	No	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum balticum	Baltic sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum bartlettianum	Bartlett's sphagnum	No	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum capillifolium	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum carolinianum	Carolina sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum centrale	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum compactum	low sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum contortum	contorted sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum cuspidatum	toothed sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum cyclophyllum	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum denticulatum	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum fallax	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum fimbriatum	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum fitzgeraldii	Fitzgerald's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum flavicomans	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum flexuosum	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum fuscum	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum girgensohnii	Girgensohn's sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum henryense	Henry's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum inundatum	water sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum jensenii	Jensen's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum junghuhnianum	Junghuhn's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum lenense	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum lescurii	Lescur's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum lindbergii	Lindberg's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum macrophyllum	largeleaf sphagnum	No	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum magellanicum	Magellan's sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum majus	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum mendocinum	Mendocino sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum mississippiense	Mississippi sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum molle	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum nitidum	sphagnum	No	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum obtusum	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum orientale	Oriental sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum pacificum	Pacific sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum palustre	prairie sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum papillosum	papillose sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum perichaetiale	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum platyphyllum	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum portoricense	Puerto Rico sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum pulchrum	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum pylaesii	Pylaes' sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum quinquefarium	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum recurvum	recurved sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum riparium	streamside sphagnum	No	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum rubellum	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum rubroflexuosum	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum russowii	Russow's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum schofieldii	Schofield's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum splendens	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum squarrosum	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum steerei	Steere's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum strictum	sphagnum	No	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum subnitens	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum subobesum	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum subsecundum	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)	Yes
Sphagnum subtile	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum tenellum	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum tenerum	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum teres	sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum torreyanum	Torrey's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum trinitense	Trinity sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum viridum	sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum warnstorfii	Warnstorf's sphagnum	Yes	NA (N)
Sphagnum wilfii	Wilf's sphagnum	No	NA (N)
Sphagnum wulfianum	Wulf's sphagnum	No	NA (N)

Classification:
Sphagnum L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Sphagnopsida – Peat mosses
Subclass	Sphagnidae
Order	Sphagnales
Family	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Sphagnum L. – sphagnum

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Sphagnum L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 15683.

Time Generated: 02/10/2010 08:07 AM MST