Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.
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 | magellanicum | Latinized name of the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan (1470–1521) + -icus (definition not confirmed!) |
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Sphagnum magellanicum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine ≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain 
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