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Sphagnum squarrosum Crome

Spiky bog moss, 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”
Speciessquarrosum

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Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

8/29/2015 · Mount Grace, Athol, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (59 × 39 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

5/25/2014 · Pearl Hill State Park, Ashby, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

8/16/2015 · Table Rock Hike, Appalacian Trail, Grafton Notch State Park · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

 

Sphagnum squarrosum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 13 Oct 2021.

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Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

The light green moss is the sphagnum. · 9/5/2009 · Willard Brook State Park, Orange Trail, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

9/4/2021 · Bradbury Mountain, Pownal, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

8/17/2021 · Center Pond Preserve, Red Trail, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

9/4/2020 · Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 8.7 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum (spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss)

10/1/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Chestnut Farm, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

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