Species profile
Last updated: 21.07.2026
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Sphagnum angermanicum Melin
Syn.: Sphagnum americanum Warnst., Sphagnum americanum Warnst. ex H.K.G.Paul, Sphagnum molle f. formosum Warnst., Sphagnum nemoreum var. angermanicum (Melin) Rønning, Sphagnum paulianum H.A.Crum, Sphagnum americanum Warnst. ex H.K.G. Paul, Sphagnum molle subf. macrophyllum Warnst., Sphagnum paulianum H.A. Crum
Reproductive morphology
Unknown
Taxonomic group
Section Acutifolia
Identification
Identification features
Taxonomy
Distribution regions
Distribution & observations
The known range with recorded observations on top.
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Images for identification
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iNaturalist Observations
27
research-grade observations
Microscopy Observations
5 observations with microscopy
From the Sphagnum with Slides project: community-submitted microscopy images for identification.
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Literature & Papers
An annotated checklist of bryophytes of Europe, Macaronesia and Cyprus
The Sphagnum species of the world
Miscellaneous notes on Sphagnum--11
Studies on Sphagnum L. I. Nomenclatural revision of the European taxa
Studies in Sphagnum molle Sull. and related forms
Die Bryophyten meiner zweiten Reise durch Bolivia. Nachtrag
Sphagnum angermanicum n. sp.
Sphagnales, Sphagnaceae (Sphagnologia universalis)
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