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

Photo of Sphagnum compactum DC. (Sphagnum compactum DC.)
Plantae

Sphagnum compactum DC.

Sphagnum compactum DC.

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

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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

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

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