Sphagnum rubellum
Appearance
Sphagnum rubellum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Sphagnopsida |
Order: | Sphagnales |
Family: | Sphagnaceae |
Genus: | Sphagnum |
Species: | S. rubellum
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Binomial name | |
Sphagnum rubellum | |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Sphagnum rubellum Wilson, 1855". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Heck, Melanie A.; Lüth, Volker M.; Gessel, Nico; Krebs, Matthias; Kohl, Mira; Prager, Anja; Joosten, Hans; Decker, Eva L.; Reski, Ralf (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. S2CID 221625646.