Sphagnum magellanicum

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.

9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

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