Beautiful Peatmoss
Sphagnum pulchrum
Sphagnum pulchrum, the Golden Bog-moss is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae.
It has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
From the article Sphagnum pulchrum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This moss species is noted as medium to large in size, formulating as carpets. It can appear as golden orange, yellow-brown, chestnut or green. The branches are predominantly straight and the stem colour is yellow-brown. The stem leaves are triangular in shape, amounting to a distinct point at the tip.
Wikipedia: “Characteristics”
Range & habitat
Sphagnum pulchrum is known to occur in acidic flushes, pools, hollows, valley mires and bogs. It is most common on the Dorset Heaths.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 132819.