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

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Sphagnum compactum DC.

Sphagnum compactum DC.

Sphagnum compactum, or compact bogmoss, is a cosmopolitan moss species from the Sphagnaceae family.

Family
Genus
Sphagnum
Order
Sphagnales
Class
Sphagnopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Sphagnum compactum DC.

Sphagnum compactum, commonly called compact bogmoss, is a species of moss in the family Sphagnaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Photo: (c) Andrew Melton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andrew Melton · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Bryophyta Sphagnopsida Sphagnales Sphagnaceae Sphagnum

More from Sphagnaceae

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

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