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Sphagnum compactum

DC. in Lam. & DC.

Low Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126174
Element CodeNBMUS6Z070
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
Compact Sphagnum Moss (EN) low sphagnum (EN) Sphaigne compacte (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 Date2015-05-27
Change Date1991-04-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
NunavutSUYes
LabradorS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Prince Edward IslandS3Yes
OntarioS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaS2Yes
MichiganSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
WisconsinS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MissouriS3Yes
New JerseySNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MontanaS1Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
DelawareS2Yes
MarylandSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
OhioSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
References (4)
  1. Anderson, L.E. 1990. A checklist of <i>Sphagnum </i>in North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):500-501.
  2. Brinda, J.C., and J.J. Atwood. 2026. A Synopsis of <i>Sphagnum</i>. The Bryophyte Nomenclator. Online. Available: https://www.bryonames.org/synonymy?search=Sphagnum (accessed 2026).
  3. Buck, W.R. and B. Goffinet. 2024. A new checklist of the mosses of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 127(4): 484-549.
  4. 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.