Sphagnum austinii Sull. is a plant in the Sphagnaceae family, order Sphagnales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Sphagnum austinii Sull.

Sphagnum austinii Sull.

Sphagnum austinii, or Austin's sphagnum, is a Sphagnaceae moss found in North America and Northern Europe.

Family
Genus
Sphagnum
Order
Sphagnales
Class
Sphagnopsida

About Sphagnum austinii Sull.

Sphagnum austinii Sull., commonly called Austin's sphagnum, is a moss species belonging to the family Sphagnaceae. This species occurs along the west coast of Alaska and British Columbia, on the southeastern coasts of Canada, and also in Northern Europe.

Photo: (c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John D Reynolds · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Bryophyta Sphagnopsida Sphagnales Sphagnaceae Sphagnum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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