Sphagnum girgensohnii

Description

Peat moss species. Forms loose carpets and small mounds. Medium sized and rather robust, stiff, and green or yellowish green, never with a reddish hint. Capitulum  clearly five-parted (star-like) and with conspicuous apical bud, facicles usually with three branches, two of them divergent and one pendant.

Source: Pinkka e-learning: A Nordic bryophytes and lichens - Sphagnum-Zygodon CC BY 4.0

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Scientific name
Sphagnum girgensohnii
Author
Russow
Vernacular names
  • korpirahkasammal (Finnish)
  • granvitmossa (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.44045
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Published from Finland
Status in Finland
  • Stable population
Regulatory Status
  • EU Habitats Directive Annex V ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019 LC – Least Concern
  • 2010 LC – Least Concern
  • 2000 LC – Least Concern
Experts
  • Sanna Huttunen
  • Kati Pihlaja
DNA barcode sequences
Sphagnum girgensohnii
32 public records
Informal groups
  • Bryophytes
  • Mosses