Sphagnaceae
Family of mosses
Peat moss Temporal range: Triassic to recent | |
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A clump of Sphagnum, peat moss | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Sphagnopsida |
Order: | Sphagnales |
Family: | Sphagnaceae Dumort. |
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The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus Sphagnum.[1]
References
- ^ Goffinet, B., W. R. Buck & A. J. Shaw. (2008) "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta", pp. 55-138 in Goffinet, B. & J. Shaw (eds.) Bryophyte Biology, 2nd ed. (New York: Cambridge University Press). ISBN 978-0-521-87225-6
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