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Sphagnum macrophyllum

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Largeleaf Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.954143

Element CodeNBMUS6Z570

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

largeleaf sphagnum (EN) Large-leaved Peatmoss (EN)

Concept Reference

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.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 27, 2007) here lumps Sphagnum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum and S. macrophyllum var. burinense in S. macrophyllum. S. macrophyllum var. floridanum is elevated to full species as S. cribrosum.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2017-07-20

Change Date2017-07-20

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S1	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SU	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Virginia	S2	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SH	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
New York	S1	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Delaware	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Savannah	Apalachicola National Forest	1,927

References (1)

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.