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Red Bog Moss

Sphagnum capillifolium Hedwig 1782

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Sphagnum capillifolium (Red Bog Moss) is a species of woody plants in the family Sphagnaceae. They are native to Minas Gerais, Rio De Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Pampa, Paraná, North America, Amazônia, Bahia, SãO Paulo, Mata Atlântica, Rio Grande Do Sul, and Santa Catarina.

  • URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q757163
  • Definition: a plant that produces wood as its structural tissue. Wood is a structural cellular adaptation that allows woody plants to grow from above ground stems year after year, thus making some woody plants the largest and tallest terrestrial plants. Wood is usually primarily composed of xylem cells with cell walls made of cellulose and lignin
  • Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_plant
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of red bog-moss. View this species on GBIF