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Sphagnum capillifolium
Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw.
Sphagnum acutifolium Ehrh. ex Schrad.
Sphagnum capillaceum (Weiss.) Schrank
Sphagnum nemoreum Scop. nom. dub.
Red Sphagnum Moss
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Division | Bryophyta | Mosses |
| Subdivision | Musci | Mosses (all 12,000 of them) |
| Class | Sphagnopsida | Includes only Sphagnidae |
| Subclass | Sphagnidae | Includes mostly sphagnum mosses; also Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, and Flatbergium, each containing a single species |
| Order | Sphagnales | Includes mostly sphagnum mosses; also Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, and Flatbergium, each containing a single species |
| Family | Sphagnaceae | A family of moss with only one living genus: Sphagnum |
| Genus | Sphagnum | From Latin sphagnos, “a kind of moss” |
| Species | capillifolium | Probably from Greek capillus, “hair,” and folium, leaf |
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Sphagnum capillifolium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018.
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5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
≈ 10 × 7" (24 × 17 cm) 
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