Sphagnum capillifolium
| Sphagnum capillifolium | |
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| Small red peat moss in Lake Superior Provincial Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Phylum: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Sphagnopsida |
| Subclass: | Sphagnidae |
| Order: | Sphagnales |
| Family: | Sphagnaceae |
| Genus: | Sphagnum |
| Species: | S. capillifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw. | |
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Sphagnum capillifolium, the small red peat moss, is a species of peat moss native to Canada, the northern United States, Greenland and Europe.[1] Small red peat can be distinguished by its sweeping, outward-curving branches that resemble tresses.
Description
Small red peat is a brownish-green to pinkish-red moss forming tight, carpet-like mounds. The leaves have no midrib and are tongue-shaped with a bluntly-pointed tip.[2]
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References
- ↑ Flora of North America. n.d. Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw.
- ↑ Legasy, K., LaBelle-Beadman, S. & Chambers, B. 1995. Forest Plants of Northeastern Ontario. Lone Pine Printers & Queen's Printer for Ontario: Edmonton. ISBN 1-55105-064-1