Flatbergium

Flatbergium sericeum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Sphagnopsida
Order: Sphagnales
Family: Flatbergiaceae
A.J. Shaw[1]
Genus: Flatbergium
A.J. Shaw[1]
Species: F. sericeum
Binomial name
Flatbergium sericeum
(C. Müller) A.J. Shaw[1]
Synonyms

Sphagnum sericeum

Flatbergium sericeum is the only species of genus Flatbergium and family Flatbergiaceae. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum, it is now a separate genus on the basis of genetic differences.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shaw, A. Jonathan; Cox, Cymon J.; Buck, William R.; Devos, Nicolas; Buchanan, Alex M.; Cave, Lynette; Seppelt, Rodney; Shaw, Blanka; Larraín, Juan; Andrus, Richard; Greilhuber, Johann; Temsch, Eva M. (2010). "Newly resolved relationships in an early land plant lineage: Bryophyta class Sphagnopsida (peat mosses)". American Journal of Botany. 97: 1511–1531. PMID 21616905. doi:10.3732/ajb.1000055.


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