Sphagnum capillifolium
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| Small red peat moss in Lake Superior Provincial Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Sphagnopsida |
| Order: | Sphagnales |
| Family: | Sphagnaceae |
| Genus: | Sphagnum |
| Species: | S. capillifolium
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| Sphagnum capillifolium | |
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Sphagnum capillifolium, the red bogmoss[1] or small red peat moss, is a species of peat moss native to Canada, the northern United States, Greenland, and Europe.[2] Small red peat moss can be distinguished by its sweeping, outward-curving branches that resemble tresses.
Description[edit]
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.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
- ^ 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
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