Biology:Sphagnum rubellum

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Sphagnaceae

Sphagnum rubellum
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Close-up view
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With other mosses
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Sphagnopsida
Order: Sphagnales
Family: Sphagnaceae
Genus: Sphagnum
Species:
S. rubellum
Binomial name
Sphagnum rubellum
Wilson
Synonyms[1]

Sphagnum rubellum, the red peat moss, is a widespread species of moss in the family Sphagnaceae, native to the cool temperate parts of North America and Eurasia.[1] It is slower growing than its close relative Sphagnum capillifolium.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Sphagnum rubellum Wilson, 1855". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/2668995. 
  2. Heck, Melanie A.; Lüth, Volker M.; Gessel, Nico; Krebs, Matthias; Kohl, Mira; Prager, Anja; Joosten, Hans; Decker, Eva L. et al. (2021). "Axenic in vitro cultivation of 19 peat moss (Sphagnum L.) species as a resource for basic biology, biotechnology, and paludiculture". New Phytologist 229 (2): 861–876. doi:10.1111/nph.16922. PMID 32910470. 

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