PLANTS Profile for Sphagnum macrophyllum var. floridanum (Florida sphagnum)

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PLANTS Profile

Sphagnum macrophyllum Brid. var. floridanum Austin
Florida sphagnum

Symbol:

SPMAF

Group:

Moss

Family:

Sphagnaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Nonvascular

Native Status:

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

More Information:

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Sphagnum macrophyllum Brid. var. floridanum Austin

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Synonyms:
Sphagnum macrophyllum Brid. var. floridanum Austin

SPFL6

Sphagnum floridanum (Austin) Cardot

Related Taxa:
Sphagnum macrophyllum Brid. var. floridanum Austin

View 1 genera in Sphagnaceae, 73 species in Sphagnum, 3 varieties in Sphagnum macrophyllum Brid.

Classification:
Sphagnum macrophyllum Brid. var. floridanum Austin

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Sphagnopsida – Peat mosses
Subclass	Sphagnidae
Order	Sphagnales
Family	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Sphagnum L. – sphagnum
Species	Sphagnum macrophyllum Brid. – largeleaf sphagnum
Variety	Sphagnum macrophyllum Brid. var. floridanum Austin – Florida sphagnum

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sphagnum macrophyllum Brid. var. floridanum Austin

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
sphagnum		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Sphagnum macrophyllum Brid. var. floridanum Austin

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 15702.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 11:03 AM MDT