About Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.
Scientific name: Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. The very distinctive feature of this species is that all or part of its leaves show a visible red-purple color. It grows as low cushions and mats in freshwater bogs.
Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. is a plant in the Sphagnaceae family, order Sphagnales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.
Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.
Sphagnum magellanicum is a distinctive bog moss with red-purple leaf coloring that forms low cushions and mats.
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Taxonomy
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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