Sphagnum squarrosum

Sphagnum squarrosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Sphagnopsida
Order: Sphagnales
Family: Sphagnaceae
Genus: Sphagnum
Species: S. squarrosum
Binomial name
Sphagnum squarrosum
Crome

Sphagnum squarrosum, commonly known as the spiky bog-moss[1] or spreading-leaved bog moss[2] is a species of moss which grows in nutrient-rich, damp soil. Typical habitats include woodland, the banks of streams and ditches; it can even be found at high altitude in damp cirques. The species often grows near sedges (Carex), rushes (Juncus) or purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea).[1]

Sphagnum squarrosum plants are green, and have the appearance of spikiness.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andy Amphlett and Sandy Payne (2010). "Sphagnum squarrosum". In I. Atherton, S. Bosanquet and M. Lawley. Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland. British Bryological Society. p. 281. ISBN 9780956131010.
  2. F. E. Tripp (1874). British Mosses, Their Homes, Aspects, Structure and Uses. George Bell and Sons. p. 63.
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