Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. is a plant in the Sphagnaceae family, order Sphagnales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.
Sphagnum magellanicum is a distinctive bog moss with red-purple leaf coloring that forms low cushions and mats.
Identify with AI — OfflineScientific 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.
Photo: (c) John Brew, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by John Brew · cc-by
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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