Sphagnum magellanicum
Sphagnum magellanicum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Sphagnopsida |
Order: | Sphagnales |
Family: | Sphagnaceae |
Genus: | Sphagnum |
Species: | S. magellanicum |
Binomial name | |
Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Sphagnum magellanicum, commonly called Magellanic bogmoss,[2] Magellan's sphagnum,[3] Magellan's peatmoss or midway peat moss, is a widespread species of moss found in wet places throughout boreal forests of North America, South America and Eurasia. It has a distinctive reddish-purple color which usually makes it easy to recognize.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
- ↑ "Sphagnum magellanicum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ Flora of North America 27:52.
- ↑ Moss Flora of China 1:25.
- ↑ Bridel, Samuel Élisée von. Muscologia Recentiorum 2(1): 24. 1798.
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