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Sphagnum papillosum

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Name

Identification
Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. [family SPHAGNACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
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Flora

Entry for Sphagnum papillosum Lindberg [family ]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 27,
Names
Sphagnum papillosum Lindberg [family ], Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., 10: 280. 1872,
Sphagnum cymbifolium var. papillosum Schimper [family ]
Sphagnum papillosum var. laeve Warnstorf [family ]
Sphagnum papillosum var. sublaeve Röll [family ]
Sphagnum waghornei Warnstorf [family ]
Information
Plants moderate-sized to fairly robust; strong-stemmed and generally compact, capitulum usually not much enlarged; greenish brown to deep golden brown; forming compact carpets in floating mats and depressions as well as dense stands on hummock sides and low hummocks. Stems brown, superficial cortical layer with spiral reinforcing fibrils visible; usually 1–2 pores per cell, comb-fibrils lacking on interior wall. Stem leaves to 1.3 × 0.7 mm; rarely hemiisophyllous; hyaline cells non-ornamented, mostly septate. Branches generally short and blunt, leaves spreading. Branch fascicles with 2 spreading and 2–3 pendent branches. Branch stems with hyaline cells non-ornamented, no or weak funnel-like projections on the interior end walls, mostly with 1 pore per cell on superficial cell wall. Branch leaves broadly ovate, 1.7 × 1 mm; hyaline cells on convex surface with round to elliptic pores along the commissures, hyaline cell walls covered with papillae where overlying chlorophyllous cells; chlorophyllous cells trapezoidal to truncate-elliptic in transverse section, equally exposed on both surfaces or less exposed on convex surface, end walls thickened. Sexual condition dioicous. Capsule with numerous pseudostomata. Spores 26–36 µm; more roughly papillose on distal surface than proximal surface, distinct raised, bifurcated-Y mark sculpture on distal surface; proximal laesura 0.5 spore radius or more.
Phenology
Capsules mature mid to late summer.
Altitude range
low to moderate elevations;
Distribution
Eurasia.USA AlaskaUSA Calif.USA Conn.USA Del.USA Ill.USA Ind.USA MaineUSA Md.USA Mich.USA Minn.USA N.H.USA N.J.USA N.Y.USA N.C.USA OhioUSA Oreg.USA Pa.USA S.C.USA Vt.USA Wash.USA W.Va.USA Wis.Canada B.C.Canada N.B.Canada Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.)Canada N.S.Canada Ont.Canada P.E.I.Canada Que.Canada Yukon
Discussion
Sphagnum papillosum is often easily field-identifiable by its rich golden brown to dark brown color and short, blunt branches. Nearly all specimens have the papillae on the branch leaf chorophyll cells but a few smooth forms have been found. Such forms will have stem leaves with divided hyaline cells whereas in the confusable species S. palustre and S. centrale such cells are rare or absent.

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