Sphagnum fallax

Scientific Name: Sphagnum fallax

Phylum: Bryophyta

Order: Sphagnales

Family: Sphagnaceae

Common Name: Flat-topped Bog-moss

Location:  Triangle Lake

Habitat: Bog

Notes:

Collected on: 9/10/15

Collected by: David Platt

Collection #: 3

Keying Path:

Common Moss of the NE and Appalachians:

-Peat Moss:                                                                                                                                                        Key XII

Key XII

1. Branches Stringy     5

5. No “pom-pom”, non-woody stem     6

6. Leaves not abruptly bent     7

7. Greenish yellow colour, no red present      10

10. Appear twisted from above     11

11. Leaves with pointed tips     12

12. Branch leaves 1-2 mm long, neat head     Sphagnum fallax

Pictures:

Links:

http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=spfa2

http://blogs.ubc.ca/biology321/?page_id=54

http://www.bbsfieldguide.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdfs/mosses/Sphagnum_fallax.pdf

http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/flat-topped-bog-moss

http://eol.org/pages/926625/overview

References:

United States Department of Agriculture,. Plant Profile for Sphagnum fallax. Retrieved from: http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=spfa2
McKnight, K. B., Rohrer, J. R., Ward, K. M., Perdizet, W. J. (2013). Common Mosses of the North East and Appalachians. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.