Sphagnum macrophyllum

Sphagnum macrophyllusm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Sphagnopsida
Order:	Sphagnales
Family:	Sphagnaceae
Genus:	Sphagnum
Species:	S. macrophyllus
Binomial name
	Sphagnum macrophyllum ; Bridel
Synonyms
	Isocladus macrophyllus (Bridel) Lindberg; Sphagnum macrophyllum var. burinense W. S. G. Maas;

Sphagnum macrophyllum, the largeleaf sphagnum,^[2] is a species of peat moss native to southern and eastern North America. It is known from every state from Texas to New Jersey as well as New York, and the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. It can be found floating on lakes and ponds.^[3]^[4]

Sphagnum macrophyllum has fronds that are dark brown to almost black. Leaves are lanceolate, tapering at the tip.^[3]

References

^ Tropicos
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sphagnum macrophyllum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b Bryophyte Flora of North America, vol 1.
^ Bridel, Samuel Élisée von. Bryologia Universa 1: 10. 1826.

[1] Tropicos

[2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sphagnum macrophyllum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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[4] Bridel, Samuel Élisée von. Bryologia Universa 1: 10. 1826.

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