Sphagnum squarrosum Crome
Spiky bog moss, sphagnum moss
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Division Bryophyta Mosses
Subdivision Musci Mosses (all 12,000 of them)
Class Sphagnopsida Includes only Sphagnidae
Subclass Sphagnidae Includes mostly sphagnum mosses; also Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, and Flatbergium, each containing a single species
Order Sphagnales Includes mostly sphagnum mosses; also Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, and Flatbergium, each containing a single species
Family Sphagnaceae A family of moss with only one living genus: Sphagnum
Genus Sphagnum From Latin sphagnos, “a kind of moss”
Species squarrosum
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8/29/2015 · Mount Grace, Athol, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (59 × 39 cm)
5/25/2014 · Pearl Hill State Park, Ashby, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)
12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)
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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The light green moss is the sphagnum. · 9/5/2009 · Willard Brook State Park, Orange Trail, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)
12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm)
4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)
9/4/2021 · Bradbury Mountain, Pownal, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)
8/17/2021 · Center Pond Preserve, Red Trail, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm)
9/4/2020 · Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 8.7 cm)
4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)
10/1/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Chestnut Farm, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)
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