Sphagnum centrale
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Sphagnum centrale is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae.[1]
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Sphagnum centrale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Sphagnopsida |
Order: | Sphagnales |
Family: | Sphagnaceae |
Genus: | Sphagnum |
Species: | S. centrale |
Binomial name | |
Sphagnum centrale C.E.O.Jensen | |
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It has cosmopolitan distribution.[2] It is often found in cedar swamps and similar environs. It has a pale green color common to all the Sphagnum subgenus mosses but, unlike other common members of the subgenus like Sphagnum magellanicum, it will never be red and rarely brown.[3]