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Kingdom: Plantae > Division: Bryophyta > Class: Bryopsida (Musci) > Subclass: Sphagnidae > Order: Sphagnales > Family: Sphagnaceae > Genus: Sphagnum > Species: Sphagnum pylaesii

Sphagnum pylaesii Brid.

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Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	28 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	1398

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
ES0000374	Spain	Ancares	Map
ES1110002	Spain	Costa Ártabra	Map
ES1110004	Spain	Encoro de Abegondo - Cecebre	Map
ES1110005	Spain	Costa da Morte	Map
ES1110007	Spain	Betanzos - Mandeo	Map
ES1110008	Spain	Carnota - Monte Pindo	Map
ES1110012	Spain	Monte e lagoa de Louro	Map
ES1110013	Spain	Xubia - Castro	Map
ES1110016	Spain	Río Tambre	Map
ES1120001	Spain	Ancares - Courel	Map
ES1120003	Spain	Parga - Ladra - Támoga	Map
ES1120008	Spain	Monte Faro	Map
ES1120009	Spain	Monte Maior	Map
ES1120011	Spain	Ría de Foz - Masma	Map
ES1120013	Spain	Río Ouro	Map
ES1120015	Spain	Serra do Xistral	Map
ES1130002	Spain	Macizo Central	Map
ES1130004	Spain	Pena Veidosa	Map
ES1140008	Spain	Brañas de Xestoso	Map
ES1200042	Spain	Sierra Plana de la Borbolla	Map
ES1200044	Spain	Turbera de la Molina	Map
FR5300003	France	Complexe de l'est des montagnes noires	Map
FR5300006	France	Rivière Elle	Map
FR5300013	France	Monts d'Arrée centre et est	Map
FR5300014	France	Complexe du Menez Hom	Map
FR5300024	France	Rivière Elorn	Map
FR5300039	France	Forêt du Cranou, Menez Meur	Map
FR5300067	France	Tourbière de Lann Gazel	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. (Sphagnum pylaisii)	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex I: strictly protected flora species (Sphagnum pylaisii)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011) (Sphagnum pylaisii)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

Synonym	Author
Sphagnum pylaisii

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