Plants Profile for Sphagnum angustifolium (sphagnum)

General Information
Symbol:	SPAN11
Group:	Moss
Family:	Sphagnaceae
Duration:
Growth Habit:	Nonvascular
Native Status:	NA N
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

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Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
SPFAA	Sphagnum fallax (Klinggr.) Klinggr. var. angustifolium (C.E.O. Jensen ex Russow) Nyholm
SPFLT	Sphagnum flexuosum Dozy & Molk. var. tenue (Klinggr.) Pilous
SPPA12	Sphagnum parvifolium (Sendtn. ex Warnst.) Warnst.
SPREA2	Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv. ssp. angustifolium C.E.O. Jensen ex Russow
SPREP	Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv. var. parvifolium Sendtn. ex Warnst.
SPRET	Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv. var. tenue Klinggr.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Sphagnopsida – Peat mosses
Subclass	Sphagnidae
Order	Sphagnales
Family	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Sphagnum L. – sphagnum
Species	Sphagnum angustifolium (C.E.O. Jensen ex Russow) C.E.O. Jensen – sphagnum

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
New Jersey sphagnum Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status