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Variegated peat moss

Sphagnum rubiginosum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 18, February 14, March 21, April 33, May 48, June 53, July 56, August 48, September 36, October 27, November 14, December 11.
United States407
Alaska380
Canada193
British Columbia182
Washington22
Quebec7
Oregon4
Newfoundland and Labrador3
China2
Taiwan Province2

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumMosses · Bryophyta
ClassPeat mosses and allies · Sphagnopsida
OrderPeat mosses and allies · Sphagnales
Familypeat moss family · Sphagnaceae
GenusSphagnum mosses · Sphagnum

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