Sphagnum squarrosum Crome, subgenus Squarrosa (Russow) Schimp. (Bryophyta: Sphagnaceae), in South America

By

Pinheiro Da Costa, Denise

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-7-28

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

147--151

Subjects

new records , range extension , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.4.147

 

Abstract

During a taxonomic review of Sphagnaceae of Brazil, I found 5 collections in herbaria of Sphagnum squarrosum, an interesting species because of its typically robust form with strongly squarrose branch leaves that give this species a “spiky” look. These are the first records of this species from Brazil and the first of the subgenus Squarrosa from South America. These 5 records represent the southernmost known populations of this species in the Southern Hemisphere. A brief description, a key to the species of subgenus Squarrosa, and illustrations are given.