Sphagnum imbricatum

Sphagnum imbricatum
	From a 1920 article on the use of Sphagnum in surgery. Sphagnum imbricatum, upper left, is noted as suitable for dressings.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Sphagnopsida
Order:	Sphagnales
Family:	Sphagnaceae
Genus:	Sphagnum
Species:	S. imbricatum
Binomial name
	Sphagnum imbricatum; Hornschuch ex. Russow
Synonyms
	Sphagnum austinii var. glaucum Roll; Sphagnum austinii var. imbricatum (Hornsch. ex Russow) Lindb.; Sphagnum degenerans Warnst.;

Sphagnum imbricatum is a species of moss in the family Sphagnaceae, native to cool temperate parts of Europe and eastern North America, and found sporadically elsewhere.^[1] In the past it was used as a substitute for cotton in surgical dressings.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Sphagnum imbricatum Wilson, 1855". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^ Drobnik, J.; Stebel, A. (2017). "Tangled history of the European uses of Sphagnum moss and sphagnol". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 209: 41–49. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2017.07.025. PMID 28729228.

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[GBIF_2669089-1] GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Sphagnum imbricatum Wilson, 1855". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[2] Drobnik, J.; Stebel, A. (2017). "Tangled history of the European uses of Sphagnum moss and sphagnol". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 209: 41–49. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2017.07.025. PMID 28729228.

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