Species profile Last updated: 15.09.2025

Sphagnum palustre L.

Reproductive morphology Dioecious

Chromosomes 38

Taxonomic group Subgenus Sphagnum

🌿 1,371 research-grade observations on iNaturalist · 🔬 363 microscopy observations

Last updated: 15.09.2025

Identification

Diagnostic characters

Microscopic

Stem: Stem leaves: Branch stem: Branch leaves:

Taxonomy

Distribution regions

↳ Africa
↳ Madagascar (Afr.4)
↳ The Azores (Afr.5)
↳ America
↳ North America (Am.1)
↳ Central America Antilles (Am.3)
↳ Northwestern South America (Am.4)
↳ Eastern South America (Am.5)
↳ Temperate South America (Am.6)
↳ Asia
↳ North Asia (As.1)
↳ East Asia including Japan (As.2)
↳ South Asia (As.3)
↳ Southeast Asia including New Guinea (As.4)
↳ Europe
↳ Pacific (Oc.)

Distribution Map

The demarcation of regions follows Margadant & Florschütz (1967), adapted with modifications from Sjögren (2001). · View source map on uMap

Visual reference

Images for identification

Community Science

iNaturalist Observations

1,371 research-grade observations

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🔬 Microscopy Observations

363 observations with microscopy

From the Sphagnum with Slides project — community-submitted microscopy images for identification.

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