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Central Sphagnum Moss

Sphagnum centrale

Field notes

Sphagnum centrale is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae.

It has cosmopolitan distribution. It is often found in cedar swamps and similar environs. It has a pale green color common to all the Sphagnum subgenus mosses but, unlike other common members of the subgenus like Sphagnum magellanicum, it will never be red and rarely brown.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided