Sphagnales

Peat moss
Temporal range: Triassic to recent
A clump of Sphagnum, peat moss
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Sphagnopsida
Subclass: Sphagnidae
Order: Sphagnales
Limpr.
Families

Ambuchananiaceae
Flatbergiaceae
Sphagnaceae

The Sphagnales is an order of mosses with four living genera: Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, Flatbergium, and Sphagnum.
The genus Sphagnum contains the largest number of species currently discovered (about 200, number varying according to the various authors). The other genera are currently limited to one species each.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Classification of the Bryophyta". Retrieved 2016-04-04.


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