Sphagnum majus
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Description
Peat moss species. Medium sized to robust, yellowish or brownish green or brown. Capitulum with curved, narrowly tapering branches with blunt tips, facicles with four branches, two of them somewhat divergent.
Size
10–30 cm.
Sporangium
Occasionally with capsules.
Source: Pinkka e-learning: A Nordic bryophytes and lichens - Sphagnum-Zygodon
Observations in Finland
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Sphagnum majus
Author
(Russow) C.E.O.Jensen
Vernacular names
- vajorahkasammal (Finnish)
- rufsvitmossa (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.44051
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
Informal groups
- Mosses
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Subordinate taxa