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Sphagnum lindbergii

Schimp. in Lindb.

Lindberg's Sphagnum

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125105
Element CodeNBMUS6Z0K0
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
Lindberg's sphagnum (EN) Sphaigne de Lindberg (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 Date2015-04-14
Change Date2015-04-14
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
New HampshireSHYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
New YorkS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
New BrunswickS2Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
NunavutS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
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.