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Sphagnum cribrosum Lindberg, Eur. Hvitmoss.
Syn.: Sphagnum floridanum (Austin) Cardot, Sphagnum macrophyllum var. floridanum Austin
Source: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242443182
Plants green, light brown to brown. Branch leaves ovate-ligulate, apex broad, rounded, and truncate, hyaline cells with 20-40 small (less than 0.25 cell diameter) in mostly 2 rows.
Floating or stranded at margins of shallow acidic lakes and ponds; low elevations; Fla., Ga., Md., N.C., S.C.
Besides having different branch leaf porosity, Sphagnum cribrosum is usually distinguishable from the closely related S. macrophyllum by its paler brown color and distinctly broader and more truncate branch leaves. “Wave forms” of both S. cribrosum and S. macrophyllum, seemingly developed in response to growing in shallow water where wave action is common, can have very odd phenotypes that may look more like Fontinalis than Sphagnum.
Identification features
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Taxonomy
Distribution regions
Distribution Map
The demarcation of regions follows Margadant & Florschütz (1967), adapted with modifications from Sjögren (2001). · View source map on uMap
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Microscopy Observations
2 observations with microscopy
From the Sphagnum with Slides project: community-submitted microscopy images for identification.
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