Sphagnum affine

Ren. & Card.

Smooth Imbricate Peatmoss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.121585
Element CodeNBMUS6Z210
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 imbricatum var. affine(Ren. & Card.) Warnst.
Other Common Names
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 Date2017-03-29
Change Date1991-05-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OklahomaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
New JerseySNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MarylandSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
LabradorSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Saline Bayou W & S River CorridorKisatchie National Forest5,355
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.