Sphagnum aongstroemii
Handb. Skand. Fl. ed. 7, 399. 1858,.
Basionym: Sphagnum cymbifolium var. cordifolium C. Hartman Handb. Skand. Fl. ed. 3, 261. 1838
Stems green. Branch leaves very concave, truncate and toothed.
Habitat: Wet rock faces and in moist depressions, usually in open among scattered shrubs and sedges in relatively minerotrophic sites
Elevation: low to moderate elevations
Distribution
B.C., N.W.T., Nunavut, Yukon, Alaska, Eurasia
Discussion
Sphagnum aongstroemii can usually be easily recognized by its combination of pale green color and truncate, toothed branch leaves.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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lacking +
stalked +
globose +
truncate +
clustered +
toothed;rounded +
broad +
long-necked +
typically longer +
distinct +
differentiated +
broad +
fascicles +
clustered +
stronger +
dimorphic +
truncate +
inrolled +
greater +
broadest +
young +
more slender +
grouped +
green +
differentiated +
alternating +
hyaline +
strengthened +
dead +
exposed +
nonornamented +
narrow +
fibrillose +
membranous +
distinct +
brown;black +
spherical +
adjacent +
various +
origin +
over-arching +
thick-walled +
porose +
exposed +
thickened +
conspicuous +
developing +
Wet rock faces and in moist depressions, usually in open among scattered shrubs and sedges in relatively minerotrophic sites +
1;3;4 +
trilete +
prominent +
inconspicuous +
explosive +
explosive +
convex +
lacking +
elliptic +
occasional +
ringed +
thallose +
1-stratose +
Handb. Skand. Fl. ed. +
1753 +
inflated +
amphithecial +
tetrahedral +
lacerate;oblong;lingulate +
smaller +
fibrillose +
broadest +
green +
upright +
differentiated +
coarse +
exposed +
Sphagnum aongstroemii +
Sphagnum sect. Insulosa +
species +
colored +
visible +
lacking +
medium-sized +