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Compilation of all Peatland Criteria Species Lists Last updated: January 2017
Structural Layer Latin Name Common Name
Aulacomnium palustre Glow moss Brachythecium acutum - Bryum pseudotriquetrum Tall cluster thread moss Calliergon giganteum Giant water moss Calliergon richardsonii Richardson's water moss Calliergonella cuspidata - Calypogeia sphagnicola - Campylium polygamum - Campylium stellatum Yellow star moss Cephalozia connivens - Dicranum undulatum Wavy dicranium moss Drepanocladus aduncus Common hook moss Drepanocladus polygamus - Drepanocladus sordidus - Hamatocaulis vernicosus Slender green feather moss Helodium blandowii Blandow's feather moss Hylocomium splendens Stair step moss Hypnum lindbergii Clay pigtail moss Hypnum pratense Meadow pigtail moss Meesia triquetra Three-angled thread moss Mesoptychia ruthiana - Mylia anomala Hard scale liverwort Paludella squarrosa - Plagiomnium ellipticum Marsh magnificent moss Pleurozium schreberi Big red stem moss Pohlia nutans Copper wire moss Polytrichum strictum Slender hair cap moss Pseudobryum cinclidioides - Pseudocalliergon trifarium -
Bryophyte Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum - Sanionia uncinata - Sarmentypnum tundrae - Scapania paludicola - Scorpidium cossonii - Scorpidium revolvens - Scorpidium scorpioides Scorpion feather moss Sphagnum angustifolium Yellow-green peat moss Sphagnum balticum Baltic peat moss Sphagnum capillifolium Small red peat moss Sphagnum contortum Twisted peat moss Sphagnum fallax - Sphagnum fimbriatum - Sphagnum fuscum Rusty peat moss Sphagnum jensenii Pendant branch peat moss Sphagnum lindbergii Lindberg’s peat moss Sphagnum magellanicum Midway peat moss Sphagnum majus Greater peat moss Sphagnum obtusum - Sphagnum riparium Shore-growing peat moss Sphagnum russowii Wide tongued peat moss Sphagnum subsecundum - Sphagnum teres Thin leaved peat moss Sphagnum warnstorfii Warnstorf’s peat moss Stramiergon stramineum - Tomenthypnum falcifolium - Tomenthypnum nitens Golden fuzzy fen moss Warnstorfia exannulata - Warnstorfia fluitans -
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Structural Layer Latin Name Common Name
Beckmannia syzigachne Slough grass Calamagrostis stricta /inexpansa Northern reed grass Calla palustris Water arum Caltha palustris Yellow marsh-marigold Carex aquatilis Water sedge Carex atherodes Awned sedge Carex atrofusca Darkbrown sedge Carex chordorrhiza Prostrate sedge Carex diandra Two-stamened sedge Carex disperma Two-seeded sedge Carex flava Yellow sedge Carex heleonastes Hudson Bay sedge Carex interior Inland sedge Carex lasiocarpa Hairy-fruited sedge Carex leptolea Bristle-stalked sedge Carex limosa Mud sedge Carex microglochin Few-seeded bog sedge Carex oligosperma Many-seeded sedge Carex pauciflora Few-flowered sedge Carex prairea Prairie sedge Carex tenuiflora Thin-flowered sedge Carex utriculata Beaked sedge Cicuta maculata Water-hemlock Drosera rotundifolia Round-leaved sundew Epilobium palustre Marsh willowherb Epipactis palustris Marsh Helleborine Equisetum fluviatile Swamp horsetail Eriophorum angustifolium Tall cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum Sheathed cotton-grass Habenaria hyperborea Northern green bog-orchid Forb/Herb Juncus alpino-articulatus Alpine rush Juncus balticus Wire rush/Baltic rush Juncus stygius Moor rush Liparis loeselii Fen orchid Menyanthes trifoliata Buck-bean Muhlenbergia glomerata Bog muhly grass Parnassia palustris Marsh grass of Parnassia Pedicularis labradorica Labrador lousewort Pinguicula vulgaris Common butterwort Plantago maritima Sea plantain Potentilla anserina Silverweed Potentilla palustris Marsh cinquefoil Puccinellia nuttaliana Nutall's alkaligrass Rubus arcticus Dwarf raspberry Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry Salicornia europa Glasswort Sarracenia purpurea Pitcher-plant Scheuchzeria palustris Scheuchzeria Schoenus ferrugineus - Scirpus cespitosus Tufted bulrush Scirpus hudonianus Hudson Bay rush Scirpus pungens/Schoenoplectus pungens Common Three-square Smilacina trifolia Three-leaved false Solomon's-seal Stellaria longifolia Long leaved chickweed Suaeda calceoliformis Pursh seepweed Tofieldia glutinosa Sticky false asphodel Tofieldia pusilla Scotch false asphodel Triglochin maritima Sea-side arrow grass Triglochin palustre Slender arrow grass Utricularia intermedia Flat leaved bladderwort
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Structural Layer Latin Name Common Name
Larix laricina Larch/Tamarack Tree Picea mariana Black spruce
Andromeda polifolia Dwarf bog-rosemary Betula glandulosa/nana Bog birch Betula pumila/glandulifera Dwarf birch Chamaedaphne calyculata Leatherleaf Kalmia polifolia Northern bog-laurel Ledum groenlandicum Common Labrador tea Myrica gale Sweet gale Shrub Oxycoccus microcarpus Small bog cranberry Salix pedicellaris Bog willow Salix petiolaris Meadow willow Salix planifolia Flat-leaved willow Vaccinium uliginosum Bog bilberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Lingonberry
Cladina mitis Green Reindeer Lichen Cladina rangiferina Grey Reindeer Lichen Cladina stellaris Star Reindeer Lichen Cladonia cenotea Powdered Funnel Lichen Cladonia coniocraea Tiny Toothpick Lichen Lichen Cladonia cornuta Horn Lichen Cladonia crispata Shrub Funnel Lichen Cladonia fimbriata Trumpet Lichen Cladonia gracilis Slender Cup Lichen Cladonia multiformis Sieve Cup Lichen