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Sphagnum cuspidatum

Ehrh. ex Hoffm.

Toothed Peatmoss

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122183

Element CodeNBMUS6Z080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryNonvascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumBryophyta

ClassSphagnopsida

OrderSphagnales

FamilySphagnaceae

GenusSphagnum

Synonyms

Sphagnum cuspidatum var. cuspidatum

Other Common Names

Feathery Sphagnum Moss (EN) Sphaigne cuspidée (FR) toothed 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 Date2015-05-27

Change Date1991-04-29

Range Extent Comments

Occurs in N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., Que.; Ala., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.; Europe (FNA vol. 27, 2007)

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	SNR	Yes
Northwest Territories	SU	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes
British Columbia	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Manitoba	SU	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S3	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S5	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
New York	S3	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
Missouri	S1	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S4	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S5	Yes
Pennsylvania	S2	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Three Ridges	George Washington National Forest	4,745

References (2)

Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of <i>Sphagnum </i>in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
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.