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Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw.

Red sphagnum moss

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
DivisionBryophytaMosses
SubdivisionMusciMosses (all 12,000 of them)
ClassSphagnopsidaIncludes only Sphagnidae
SubclassSphagnidaeIncludes mostly sphagnum mosses; also Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, and Flatbergium, each containing a single species
OrderSphagnalesIncludes mostly sphagnum mosses; also Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, and Flatbergium, each containing a single species
FamilySphagnaceaeA family of moss with only one living genus: Sphagnum
GenusSphagnumFrom Latin sphagnos, “a kind of moss”
SpeciescapillifoliumProbably from Greek capillus, “hair,” and folium, leaf

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Sphagnum acutifolium Ehrh. ex Schrad.

Sphagnum capillaceum (Weiss.) Schrank

Sphagnum nemoreum Scop., nom. dub.

 

Sphagnum capillifolium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Sphagnum capillifolium (red sphagnum moss)

5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)

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