The Conservation Status of the Sphagnum Species in Romania

The article presents the <i>Sphagnum</i> species of Romania and assesses their conservation status, based on the latest IUCN criteria. Based on the analyzed data, 35 <i>Sphagnum</i> species are confirmed for Romania (59.32% of <i>Sphagnum</i> Europe species) and 5 species are rejected. Over the past two years, three <i>Sphagnum</i> species have been confirmed as being new to Romania. The re-evaluation of the conservation status of <i>Sphagnum</i> species in Romania has led to the assessment of seven threatened species (20%), fewer than in the previous assessments (nine species). In the field, we have confirmed all 35 <i>Sphagnum</i> species of Romania. We present new records for <i>Sphagnum affine</i>, <i>S. balticum</i>, <i>S. cuspidatum</i>, <i>S. denticulatum</i>, <i>S. divinum</i>, <i>S. fimbriatum</i>, <i>S. inundatum</i>, <i>S. jensenii</i>, <i>S. majus</i>, <i>S. medium</i>, <i>S. obtusum</i>, <i>S. papillosum</i>, <i>S. platyphyllum</i>, <i>S. riparium</i>, <i>S. subfulvum</i>, <i>S. tenellum</i>, and <i>S. wulfianum</i>.