Sphagnum magellanicum

Sphagnum magellanicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Sphagnopsida
Subclass: Sphagnidae
Order: Sphagnales
Family: Sphagnaceae
Genus: Sphagnum
Species:
S. magellanicum
Binomial name
Sphagnum magellanicum
Synonyms
  • Sphagnum amoenum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum andinum Hampe
  • Sphagnum aureum C.B. McQueen
  • Sphagnum cymbifolium var. magellanicum (Brid.) P. Beauv.
  • Sphagnum grandirete Warnst.
  • Sphagnum loricatum Müll. Hal.
  • Sphagnum medium Limpr
  • Sphagnum monzonense Warnst.
  • Sphagnum palustre subsp. magellanicum (Brid.) Bott.
  • Sphagnum palustre var. medium Sendtn.
  • Sphagnum rigescens Warnst.
  • Sphagnum stewartii Warnst.
  • Sphagnum tursum Müll. Hal.
  • Sphagnum vesiculare Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
  • Sphagnum wallisii Müll. Hal.

Sphagnum magellanicum, commonly called Magellanic bogmoss, Magellan's sphagnum, Magellan's peatmoss or midway peat moss, is a widespread species of moss found in wet boreal forest in the far south and southwest of South America and in northern North America and Eurasia.