Biology:Sphagnum imbricatum

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Sphagnaceae

Sphagnum imbricatum
The Bryologist (1920) (19796677124).jpg
From a 1920 article on the use of Sphagnum in surgery. Sphagnum imbricatum, upper left, is noted as suitable for dressings.
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Sphagnopsida
Order: Sphagnales
Family: Sphagnaceae
Genus: Sphagnum
Species:
S. imbricatum
Binomial name
Sphagnum imbricatum
Hornschuch ex. Russow
Synonyms[1]
  • 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Sphagnum imbricatum Wilson, 1855". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/2669089. 
  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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17259320 entry