Sphagnaceae
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| Peat moss Temporal range: Triassic to recent |
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| a clump of Sphagnum, peat moss | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Sphagnopsida |
| Order: | Sphagnales |
| Family: | Sphagnaceae Dumort. |
| Genera | |
The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus Sphagnum.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Goffinet, B., W. R. Buck & A. J. Shaw. (2008) "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta", pp. 55-138 in Goffinet, B. & J. Shaw (eds.) Bryophyte Biology, 2nd ed. (New York: Cambridge University Press). ISBN 9780521872256
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