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Sphagnum papillosum

Lindb.

Papillose Peatmoss

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127066
Element CodeNBMUS6Z0U0
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
Fat Bog Moss (EN) papillose 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 Date2015-02-19
Change Date1991-04-29
Range Extent Comments
B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Yukon; Alaska, Calif., Conn., Del., Ill., Ind., Maine, Md., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., S.C., Vt., Wash., W.Va., Wis.; Eurasia (FNA vol. 27).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
ManitobaSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
OntarioS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
New JerseySNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
OhioSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
VirginiaS3Yes
VermontS3Yes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Alaska (4)
AreaForestAcres
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
FibreHiawatha National Forest7,432
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
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.