Top native sphagnum moss family members
39 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Recurved Peatmoss
Sphagnum recurvum
food
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Prairie Peatmoss
Sphagnum palustre
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Crome Sphagnum
Sphagnum squarrosum
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Girgensohn's Peatmoss
Sphagnum girgensohnii
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Northern Peatmoss
Sphagnum capillifolium
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Yellow Peatmoss
Sphagnum lescurii
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Red Peatmoss
Sphagnum rubellum
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Hedgehog Sphagnum
Sphagnum perichaetiale
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Imbricate Bog-moss
Sphagnum affine
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Pale Bog-moss
Sphagnum strictum
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Fringed Bogmoss
Sphagnum fimbriatum
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Low Peatmoss
Sphagnum compactum
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Toothed Peatmoss
Sphagnum cuspidatum
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Brown Peatmoss
Sphagnum fuscum
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Flat-top Bogmoss
Sphagnum fallax
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Russow's Peatmoss
Sphagnum russowii
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Papillose Peatmoss
Sphagnum papillosum
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Puerto Rico Sphagnum
Sphagnum portoricense
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Narrowleaf Peatmoss
Sphagnum angustifolium
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Tender Peatmoss
Sphagnum tenerum
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Rigid Bog-moss
Sphagnum teres
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Carolina Sphagnum
Sphagnum carolinianum
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Fen Peatmoss
Sphagnum warnstorfii
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Largeleaf Peatmoss
Sphagnum macrophyllum
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Trinity Sphagnum
Sphagnum trinitense
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Sphagnum cyclophyllum
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Blushing Peat Moss
Sphagnum molle
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Beautiful Peatmoss
Sphagnum pulchrum
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Orange Peatmoss
Sphagnum subsecundum
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Bartlett's Peatmoss
Sphagnum bartlettianum
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Five-ranked Bogmoss
Sphagnum quinquefarium
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Northeastern Peatmoss
Sphagnum flavicomans
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Giant Peatmoss
Sphagnum torreyanum
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Flexuous Peatmoss
Sphagnum flexuosum
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Twisted Bog-moss
Sphagnum contortum
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Sphagnum subtile
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Flat-leaved Bog-moss
Sphagnum platyphyllum
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Lustrous Bog-moss
Sphagnum subnitens
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Henry's Peatmoss
Sphagnum henryense