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

Photo of Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow (Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow)
Plantae

Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow

Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow

Sphagnum warnstorfii is a widely distributed Northern Hemisphere peat moss with intermediate sensitivity to the herbicide Asulam.

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Family
Genus
Sphagnum
Order
Sphagnales
Class
Sphagnopsida

About Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow

Nomenclature and Family Classification

Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow is a species of moss in the Sphagnaceae family, named to honor Carl Warnstorf.

Geographic Distribution

It is widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere.

Herbicide Sensitivity

One study that examined the effects of the herbicide Asulam on moss growth found that Sphagnum warnstorfii has intermediate sensitivity to Asulam exposure.

Photo: (c) Daniel Eikehaugen Solbakk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Daniel Eikehaugen Solbakk · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Bryophyta Sphagnopsida Sphagnales Sphagnaceae Sphagnum

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

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