Sphagnum squarrosum (Spiky bog moss)

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Sphagnum squarrosum Crome

Spiky bog moss, 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”
Species	squarrosum

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8/29/2015 · Mount Grace, Athol, Massachusetts
≈ 18 × 16" (46 × 39 cm)

5/25/2014 · Pearl Hill State Park, Ashby, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 12 cm)

12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm)

8/16/2015 · Table Rock Hike, Appalacian Trail, Grafton Notch State Park
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm)

Sphagnum squarrosum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 13 Oct 2021.

The light green moss is the sphagnum. · 9/5/2009 · Willard Brook State Park, Orange Trail, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 11 × 7" (27 × 18 cm)

12/10/2011 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm)

9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 9 × 14" (23 × 35 cm)

4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 10 × 6" (24 × 16 cm)

9/4/2021 · Bradbury Mountain, Pownal, Maine
≈ 4½ × 3" (11 × 7.9 cm)

8/17/2021 · Center Pond Preserve, Red Trail, Phippsburg, Maine
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm)

9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 14 cm)

9/4/2020 · Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 5 × 3½" (13 × 8.7 cm)

4/7/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)

10/1/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Chestnut Farm, Hollis, New Hampshire
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 12 cm)

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