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Sphagnum magellanicum

Mosses and Liverworts

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 as well as in northern North America and Eurasia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Sphagnum magellanicum 4
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Sphagnum, Species
Source Wikidata: Sphagnum magellanicum

In Biome

Boreal Forest, Biomes
Source Sphagnum magellanicum (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Source Sphagnum magellanicum (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Sphagnum magellanicum (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    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.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    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.
  • In Biome: Boreal Forest, Wikipedia intro: "n'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 Americ..."
  • In Ecosystem: Canadian Boreal Forest, Lead
    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.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Wikidata: Sphagnum magellanicum
Child Taxon Of: Sphagnum, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q30019 (Sphagnum)View the Source
5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Sphagnum magellanicum
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2669001, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2669001, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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