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Sphagnum L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 15683

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
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	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2020

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Bryophyta – mosses, mousses
	Class	Sphagnopsida
	Order	Sphagnales
	Family	Sphagnaceae
	Genus	Sphagnum L.
		Direct Children:
	Species	Sphagnum affine Renauld & Cardot
	Species	Sphagnum alaskense R.E. Andrus & Janssens
	Species	Sphagnum andersonianum R.E. Andrus – Anderson's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum angermanicum Melin – Angerman's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum angustifolium (Warnst.) C.E.O. Jensen
	Species	Sphagnum annulatum Warnst.
	Species	Sphagnum aongstroemii C. Hartm. – Aongstroem's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum arcticum Flatberg & Frisvoll – arctic sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum atlanticum R.E. Andrus
	Species	Sphagnum austinii Sull. – Austin's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum balticum (Russow) C.E.O. Jensen – Baltic sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum bartlettianum Warnst. – Bartlett's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum beothuk R.E. Andrus
	Species	Sphagnum bergianum R.E. Andrus
	Species	Sphagnum brevifolium (Lindb.) R�ll
	Species	Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw.
	Species	Sphagnum carolinianum R.E. Andrus – Carolina sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum centrale C.E.O. Jensen
	Species	Sphagnum compactum Lam. & DC. – low sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum contortum Schultz – contorted sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum cribrosum Lindb.
	Species	Sphagnum cuspidatum Ehrh. ex Hoffm. – toothed sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum cyclophyllum Sull. & Lesq.
	Species	Sphagnum denticulatum Brid.
	Species	Sphagnum divinum Flatberg & Hassel
	Species	Sphagnum fallax H. Klinggr.
	Species	Sphagnum fimbriatum Wilson
	Species	Sphagnum fitzgeraldii Renauld & Cardot – Fitzgerald's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum flavicomans (Cardot) Warnst.
	Species	Sphagnum flexuosum Dozy & Molk.
	Species	Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) H. Klinggr.
	Species	Sphagnum girgensohnii Russow – Girgensohn's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum henryense Warnst. – Henry's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum imbricatum Hornsch. ex Russow
	Species	Sphagnum incundum Flatberg & K. Hassel
	Species	Sphagnum inexspectatum Flatberg
	Species	Sphagnum inundatum Russow – water sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum isoviitae Flatberg
	Species	Sphagnum jensenii H. Lindb. – Jensen's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum junghuhnianum Dozy & Molk. – Junghuhn's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum kenaiense R.E. Andrus
	Species	Sphagnum lenense H. Lindb. ex Pohle
	Species	Sphagnum lescurii Sull. – Lescur's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum lindbergii Schimp. – Lindberg's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum macrophyllum Bernh. ex Brid. – largeleaf sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. – Magellan's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum majus (Russow) C.E.O. Jensen
	Species	Sphagnum mcqueenii R.E. Andrus
	Species	Sphagnum medium Limpr.
	Species	Sphagnum mendocinum Sull. – Mendocino sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum microcarpum Warnst.
	Species	Sphagnum mirum Flatberg & Thingsg.
	Species	Sphagnum mississippiense R.E. Andrus – Mississippi sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum molle Sull.
	Species	Sphagnum obtusum Warnst.
	Species	Sphagnum oregonense R.E. Andrus
	Species	Sphagnum orientale L.I. Savicz – oriental sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum pacificum Flatberg – Pacific sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum palustre L. – prairie sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. – papillose sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum perfoliatum L.I. Savicz
	Species	Sphagnum perichaetiale Hampe
	Species	Sphagnum platyphyllum (Lindb.) Warnst.
	Species	Sphagnum portoricense Hampe – Puerto Rico sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum pulchrum (Lindb.) Warnst.
	Species	Sphagnum pylaesii Brid. – Pylaes' sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum quinquefarium (Lindb.) Warnst.
	Species	Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv. – recurved sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum riparium �ngstr. – streamside sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum rubellum Wilson
	Species	Sphagnum rubiginosum Flatberg
	Species	Sphagnum rubroflexuosum R.E. Andrus
	Species	Sphagnum russowii Warnst. – Russow's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum sitchense R.E. Andrus
	Species	Sphagnum splendens Maass
	Species	Sphagnum squarrosum Crome
	Species	Sphagnum steerei R.E. Andrus – Steere's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum strictum Sull.
	Species	Sphagnum subfulvum Sjors
	Species	Sphagnum subnitens Russow & Warnst.
	Species	Sphagnum subobesum Warnst.
	Species	Sphagnum subsecundum Nees
	Species	Sphagnum subtile (Russow) Warnst.
	Species	Sphagnum talbotianum R.E. Andrus
	Species	Sphagnum tenellum (Brid.) Bory
	Species	Sphagnum tenerum Sull. & Lesq. ex Sull.
	Species	Sphagnum teres (Schimp.) �ngstr.
	Species	Sphagnum torreyanum Sull. – Torrey's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum trinitense M�ll. Hal. – Trinity sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum tundrae Flatberg
	Species	Sphagnum viride Flatberg
	Species	Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow – Warnstorf's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum wheeleri M�ll. Hal.
	Species	Sphagnum wilfii H.A. Crum – Wilf's sphagnum
	Species	Sphagnum wulfianum Girg. – Wulf's sphagnum

References


	Expert(s):
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Sphagnum

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Sphagnum

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.
	Publication Date:	2007
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 27: Bryophyta: Mosses, part 1
	Page(s):	734
	Publisher:	Oxford University Press
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	9780195318234
	Notes:	The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)
	Reference for:	Sphagnum

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