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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. Subsecunda

subgenus

Sphagnum Subg. Subsecunda

Subsecunda

Includes
6 native 5 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Yellow Peatmoss native
  • Cow-horn Bog-moss
  • Orange Peatmoss native
  • Sphagnum novo-zelandicum
  • Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss
  • Carolina Sphagnum native
  • Largeleaf Peatmoss native
  • Twisted Bog-moss native
  • Sphagnum cyclophyllum native
  • Sphagnum miyabeanum
  • Simple Peatmoss
  • Sphagnum microcarpum
  • Flat-leaved Bog-moss native
  • Sphagnum missouricum
  • Sphagnum cribrosum
  • Glossy Peatmoss
  • Oriental Peat Moss
  • Sphagnum oregonense

Range

United States

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

Top native sphagnum subg. subsecunda All

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

  • Yellow Peatmoss Sphagnum lescurii
  • Carolina Sphagnum Sphagnum carolinianum
  • Largeleaf Peatmoss Sphagnum macrophyllum
  • Sphagnum cyclophyllum
  • Orange Peatmoss Sphagnum subsecundum
  • Twisted Bog-moss Sphagnum contortum
  • Flat-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum platyphyllum

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