Tropicos | Name - !Sphagnum tenerum Sull. & Lesq. ex Sull.

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!Sphagnum tenerum Sull. & Lesq. ex Sull.

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 5/19/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 5/19/2009)

EcoRegions: Yungas montane forest

Elevation: 2500-3000

Substrate: soil

Frequency: rare

Notes (Last Modified On 5/19/2009)

general taxon notes:

Ecology. Open Yungas montane; on wet boggy soil and along stream banks. Elevation. 2625 m. Distribution. Bolivia: Santa Cruz. World range: eastern North America (Atlantic and Gulf region), tropical Andes, southeast Brazil.

Illustration.

This species is sometimes recognized as a variety of Sphagnum capillifolium. Assigned to section Acutifolia.

Specimens. Santa Cruz: Nee 50637 (MO, NY).