Sphagnum rubellum

Sphagnum rubellum, the red peat moss, is a widespread species of moss in the family Sphagnaceae, native to the cool temperate parts of North America and Eurasia.^[1] It is slower growing than its close relative Sphagnum capillifolium.^[2]

Sphagnum rubellum
Close-up view
With other mosses
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Sphagnopsida
Order:	Sphagnales
Family:	Sphagnaceae
Genus:	Sphagnum
Species:	S. rubellum
Binomial name
Sphagnum rubellum Wilson
Synonyms[1]
List Sphagnum acutifolium subsp. rubellum (Wilson) Hérib. Sphagnum acutifolium var. rubellum (Wilson) Russow Sphagnum acutifolium var. rubellum (Wilson) Warnst. Sphagnum acutifolium var. rubrum Bayrh. Sphagnum acutifolium var. tenellum Schimp. Sphagnum acutifolium subsp. tenellum (Schimp.) Meyl. Sphagnum acutifolium var. versicolor Warnst. Sphagnum acutiforme Schlieph. & Warnst. Sphagnum acutiforme var. tenellum (Schimp.) Schlieph. & Warnst. Sphagnum americanum Warnst. ex H.K.G.Paul Sphagnum capillaceum var. tenellum (Schimp.) A.L.Andrews Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum (Wils.) A.Eddy Sphagnum capillifolium var. rubellum (Wils.) A.Eddy Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum (Wilson) M.O.Hill Sphagnum capillifolium var. tenellum (Schimp.) H.A.Crum Sphagnum nemoreum var. nitidulum Warnst. Sphagnum nemoreum var. rubellum (Wilson) Brizi Sphagnum quinquefarium var. rubellum (Wilson) Warnst. Sphagnum rubellum var. tenellum (Schimp.) Breidl. Sphagnum rubellum var. versicolor (Warnst.) Warnst. Sphagnum schliephackeanum var. tenellum (Schimp.) Roll Sphagnum tenellum (Schimp.) H.Klinggr. Sphagnum wilsonii Röll

References

1. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Sphagnum rubellum Wilson, 1855". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
2. Heck, Melanie A.; Lüth, Volker M.; Gessel, Nico; Krebs, Matthias; Kohl, Mira; Prager, Anja; Joosten, Hans; Decker, Eva L.; Reski, Ralf (2021). "Axenic in vitro cultivation of 19 peat moss (Sphagnum L.) species as a resource for basic biology, biotechnology, and paludiculture". New Phytologist. 229 (2): 861–876. doi:10.1111/nph.16922. PMID 32910470. S2CID 221625646.