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Sphagnum L.
Sphagnum moss
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Division | Bryophyta | Mosses |
| Subdivision | Musci | Mosses (all 12,000 of them) |
| Class | Sphagnopsida | Includes only Sphagnidae |
| Subclass | Sphagnidae | Includes mostly sphagnum mosses; also Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, and Flatbergium, each containing a single species |
| Order | Sphagnales | Includes mostly sphagnum mosses; also Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, and Flatbergium, each containing a single species |
| Family | Sphagnaceae | A family of moss with only one living genus: Sphagnum |
| Genus | Sphagnum | From Latin sphagnos, “a kind of moss” |
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Sphagnum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum) · 10/3/2010 · Tarkill Interpretive Trail, Rte 402, Poconos, Peck’s Pond, Pennsylvania
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm)  Species not yet identified 
Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum) · 6/10/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 9.2 cm) Species not yet identified
Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum) · 10/3/2010 · Tarkill Interpretive Trail, Rte 402, Poconos, Peck’s Pond, Pennsylvania
≈ 11 × 7" (27 × 18 cm) Species not yet identified
Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum) · 10/3/2010 · Tarkill Interpretive Trail, Rte 402, Poconos, Peck’s Pond, Pennsylvania
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm) Species not yet identified
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