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Scientific Name Common Name Status Rank<br />

Province: Habitat (Counties <strong>of</strong> occurrence) N.C. U.S. N.C. Global<br />

Sphagnum flavicomans Peatmoss SR-T - SH G3<br />

M: spray cliff, spruce-fir forest, or<br />

high elevation rocky summit<br />

(Macon*, Mitchell*)<br />

Sphagnum flexuosum Flexuous Peatmoss SR-P - S1 G5<br />

M: bogs (Jackson, Watauga)<br />

Sphagnum fuscum Brown Peatmoss E - S1 G5<br />

M: bogs (Ashe, Watauga)<br />

Sphagnum pylaesii Simple Peatmoss SR-D - S1 G4<br />

M: seepage cliffs, natural pools<br />

(Burke, Jackson)<br />

Sphagnum russowii Russow's Peatmoss SR-D - S1 G5<br />

M: bo gs (Bertie, Macon*,<br />

Watauga)<br />

Sphagnum squarrosum Squarrose Peatmoss SR-P - S1 G5<br />

M: spray zones <strong>of</strong> waterfalls,<br />

seepage in spruce-fir forests<br />

(Macon*, Watauga*, Yancey)<br />

Sphagnum subsecundum Orange Peatmoss SR-P - S1 G5<br />

M: bogs and rock ledges (Ashe,<br />

Avery, Burke+, Haywood+,<br />

Jackson, Macon, Mitchell,<br />

Swain+, Transylvan ia, Wake*,<br />

Watauga)<br />

Sphagnum tenellum Delicate Peatmoss SR-D - S1 G5<br />

M: high elevation granitic domes<br />

(Jackson*)<br />

Sphagnum torreyanum Giant Peatmoss SR-P - S1 G3G4<br />

C: beaver ponds and old mill<br />

ponds on blackwater creeks<br />

(Craven, Dare, Harnett*, Jones,<br />

Richmond, Scotland, Tyrrell)<br />

Sphagnum warnstorfii Fen Peatmoss SR-D - S1 G5<br />

M: bogs and fens (Watauga)<br />

Splachnum pennsylvanicum Southern Dung Moss SR-O - SH G4?<br />

M: bo gs (Avery*, Macon*)<br />

Syrrhopodon incompletus Cuban Schliessmund SR-P - S1 G5<br />

T: on treetrunks in maritime<br />

forests (Brun swick*)<br />

Taxiphyllum alternans Japanese Yew-moss SR-O - S1 G3?<br />

M: on limestone in spray zones <strong>of</strong><br />

waterfalls (Macon*)<br />

Taxiphyllum cuspidifolium A Moss SR-T - S1 G2G4<br />

M: on limestone in spray zones <strong>of</strong><br />

waterfalls<br />

Tetrodontium brownianum Little Georgia SR-T - S1 G3G4<br />

M: shady recesses <strong>of</strong> rock<br />

overhangs<br />

Tortula ammonsiana Ammons's Tortula E - S1 G1<br />

M: shaded rock faces, probably<br />

with nutrient-rich seepage<br />

(Jackson)<br />

Tortula fragilis Fragile Tortula SR-D - S1 G5<br />

M: shaded rock faces, probably<br />

with nutrient-rich seepage<br />

(Jackson*)<br />

Tortula papillosa Papillose Tortula SR-P - S1 G5<br />

PM: bark <strong>of</strong> hardwoods (Davie*,<br />

Haywood, Madison*, Orange,<br />

Surry*, Watauga)<br />

Tortula plinthobia A Chain-teeth Moss SR-O - S1? G4G5<br />

CMP: calcareous rocks, concrete<br />

or mortared walls<br />

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