Species: Sphagnum pacificum
Pacific Peatmoss
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Pacific sphagnum
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Non-Vascular - Mosses
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Bryophyta - Sphagnopsida - Sphagnales - Sphagnaceae - Sphagnum
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Medium-sized moss, green, yellowish green to yellowish brown (Gowan 1989).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2011-02-14
Global Status Last Changed
2011-02-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Endemic to Pacific North America. In the coastal areas of British Columbia and the adjacent areas of Washington State in the south and southeastern Alaska in the north (Flatberg 1989).