Sphagnum magellanicum

Sphagnum magellanicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Sphagnopsida
Subclass: Sphagnidae
Order: Sphagnales
Family: Sphagnaceae
Genus: Sphagnum
Species:
S. magellanicum
Binomial name
Sphagnum magellanicum
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphagnum amoenum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum andinum Hampe
  • Sphagnum aureum C.B. McQueen
  • Sphagnum cymbifolium var. magellanicum (Brid.) P. Beauv.
  • Sphagnum grandirete Warnst.
  • Sphagnum loricatum Müll. Hal.
  • Sphagnum medium Limpr
  • Sphagnum monzonense Warnst.
  • Sphagnum palustre subsp. magellanicum (Brid.) Bott.
  • Sphagnum palustre var. medium Sendtn.
  • Sphagnum rigescens Warnst.
  • Sphagnum stewartii Warnst.
  • Sphagnum tursum Müll. Hal.
  • Sphagnum vesiculare Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
  • Sphagnum wallisii Müll. Hal.

Sphagnum magellanicum, commonly called Magellanic bogmoss,[2] Magellan's sphagnum,[3] Magellan's peatmoss or midway peat moss, is a widespread species of moss found in wet boreal forest in the far south and southwest of South America and in northern North America and Eurasia.[2]

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ a b Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sphagnum magellanicum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 November 2015.