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Sphagnum russowii

Warnst.

Russow's Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127290

Element CodeNBMUS6Z140

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 robustum(Warnst.) Röll

Other Common Names

Russow's sphagnum (EN) Sphaigne de Russow (FR)

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 Date2015-06-21

Change Date1989-06-13

Threat Impact Comments

Highly threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, forest management practices, and sedimentation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S3	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
Missouri	S1	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S3	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S4	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Delaware	SH	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S2	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S2	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Labrador	S4	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Port Alexander	Tongass National Forest	120,681

References (3)

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.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.