Fringed bogmoss (Sphagnum strictum)
Description
A medium-sized species, growing in mats or loose hummocks. Branch leaves are a mix of light and whitish-green, sometimes with pale salmon-pink or brown at the tip. Occasionally, a few stems have whole leaves that are more or less pale tan. Branch leaves are sometimes straight, but are generally strongly curved away from the branch, pointed, with a truncate tip that has small teeth (seen with a -20 hand lens). Stems are pale green to light brown, never dark. Stem leaves are minute, only about a quarter of the length of the branch leaves, triangular and point downwards. Capsules are frequent
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Bryophyta
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Class: Sphagnopsida
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Order: Sphagnales
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Family: Sphagnaceae
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Genus: Sphagnum
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