Sphagnum Taxa and Their Distribution in Iowa

Authors

Howard A. Crum, University of Michigan
Nels R. Lersten, Iowa State UniversityFollow
Glenn H. Crum, Iowa State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Sphagnum; Bryophytes; Mosses

Abstract

Sphagnum was known previously from eight counties in Iowa based on documented specimens. Undocumented collections were also reported from Buchanan, Cedar, and Johnson Counties. We have added four new species (S. compactum, S. fimbriatum, S. squarrosum, and S. warnstorfii) and three new varieties (S. subsecundum var. subsecundum, S. recurvum var. amblyphyllum, and S. recurvum var. recurvum) to the state flora, and four new stations in three counties (Black Hawk, Iowa, and Marion) where sphagnum was previously unknown. Sphagnum is presently represented in Iowa by documented collections of 13 taxa from 13 stations in 9 counties, mostly in the eastern third of the state.

Publication Date

September 1976

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

83

Issue

3

First Page

98

Last Page

101

Copyright

©1976 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Crum, Howard A.; Lersten, Nels R.; and Crum, Glenn H. (1976) "Sphagnum Taxa and Their Distribution in Iowa," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 83(3), 98-101.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol83/iss3/6