Sphagnum macrophyllum

Bridel

Bryol. Univ. 1: 10. 1826,.

Synonyms: Isocladus macrophyllus (Bridel) Lindberg Sphagnum macrophyllum var. burinense W. S. G. Maas
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 61. Mentioned on page 60, 80.

Plants brown, dark-brown to nearly black. Branch leaves lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, apex narrow and tubular, hyaline cells with 8–12 moderate-sized (more than 0.25 cell diameter) in mostly one row.


Habitat: Floating or stranded at margins of shallow lakes and ponds, rarely in seeps where probably constantly wet
Elevation: low to moderate elevations

Distribution

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Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., La., Md., Miss., N.J., N.Y., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Sphagnum macrophyllum"
tubular +
Cyrus B. McQueen† +  and Richard E. Andrus +
Bridel +
Undefined sect. Isocladus +
differentiated +
ratio +, length +  and width +
lanceolate +  and linear-lanceolate +
pendent +  and spreading +
2 +  and 3 +
more slender +
yellowish +, dark reddish-brown +  and blackish brown +
differentiated +
chlorophyllous +, efibrillose +  and thin-walled +
alternating +
strengthened +
nonornamented +
8 (?) +  and 12 (?) +
dioicous +  and sexual +
rectangular +, rhomboid +  and inflated +
medium-sized +
fibrillose +
spherical +
monoicous +, dioicous +  and sexual +
Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Md. +, Miss. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +  and Va. +
low to moderate elevations +
conspicuous +
isophyllous +, hemiisophyllous +  and anisophyllous +
Floating or stranded at margins of shallow lakes and ponds, rarely in seeps where probably constantly wet +
inconspicuous +  and conspicuous +
numerous +, 1 +, 0 +  and 5 +
Oblong (?) +  and Round (?) +
Bryol. Univ. +
1 +  and 3 +
conspicuous +
tetrahedral +
septate +, porose +  and efibrillose +
triangular +
much smaller +
green;brownish +
differentiated +
concave +  and convex +
Isocladus macrophyllus +  and Sphagnum macrophyllum var. burinense +
Sphagnum macrophyllum +
Sphagnum sect. Isocladus +
species +
swollen +
dark-brown +  and nearly black +