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  3. Mosses
  4. Peat Mosses and Allies
  5. Peat Mosses and Allies
  6. Sphagnum Moss Family
  7. Sphagnum Mosses
  8. Sphagnum Subg. Sphagnum

subgenus

Sphagnum Subg. Sphagnum

Sphagnum

Includes
5 native 6 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Prairie Peatmoss native
  • Papillose Peatmoss native
  • Hedgehog Sphagnum native
  • Imbricate Bog-moss native
  • Central Sphagnum Moss present
  • New Zealand Sphagnum
  • Austin's Sphagnum present
  • Puerto Rico Sphagnum native
  • Sphagnum alaskense
  • Sphagnum imbricatum
  • Henry's Peatmoss native
  • Steere's Peat Moss
  • Sphagnum magellanicum

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native sphagnum subg. sphagnum All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Prairie Peatmoss Sphagnum palustre
  • Hedgehog Sphagnum Sphagnum perichaetiale
  • Imbricate Bog-moss Sphagnum affine
  • Papillose Peatmoss Sphagnum papillosum
  • Puerto Rico Sphagnum Sphagnum portoricense
  • Henry's Peatmoss Sphagnum henryense

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