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

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Sphagnum subsecundum Nees

Sphagnum subsecundum Nees

Slender cow-horn bog-moss is a Sphagnaceae moss that names a widespread wetland species complex, and the species itself grows in Europe, eastern North America and North African Tunisia.

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Family
Genus
Sphagnum
Order
Sphagnales
Class
Sphagnopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Sphagnum subsecundum Nees

Nomenclature

Sphagnum subsecundum Nees, commonly known as the slender cow-horn bog-moss, is a species of moss that belongs to the family Sphagnaceae. This species gives its name to a group of closely related plants called the Sphagnum subsecundum species complex.

Species complex distribution

The entire species complex has an almost global distribution across wetland habitats.

Species-specific range

The true Sphagnum subsecundum species itself is found in Europe, eastern North America, and North Africa, specifically in the Dar Fatma peatlands of Tunisia.

Photo: (c) Stefan Gey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stefan Gey · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Bryophyta Sphagnopsida Sphagnales Sphagnaceae Sphagnum

More from Sphagnaceae

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

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