Sphagnum warnstorfii is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae, named in honour of Carl Warnstorf.[1] It is widely distributed in the north hemisphere.[2]
Sphagnum warnstorfii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Sphagnopsida |
Order: | Sphagnales |
Family: | Sphagnaceae |
Genus: | Sphagnum |
Species: | S. warnstorfii
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Binomial name | |
Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow, 1888
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In a study of the effect of the herbicide Asulam on moss growth, Sphagnum warnstorfii was shown to have intermediate sensitivity to Asulam exposure.[3]
References
edit- ^ Russow, [Edmund] (1889). "Über die gegenwärtiger Stand seiner seit dem Frühling 1886 wieder aufgenommen Studien and der anheimischen Torfmoosen". Sitzungsberichte der Naturforscher-Gesellschaft bei der Universität Dorpat. 8: 305–325.
- ^ "Sphagnum warnstorfii". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Rowntree, J. K.; Lawton, K. F.; Rumsey, F. J.; Sheffield, E. (2003). "Exposure to Asulox Inhibits the Growth of Mosses". Annals of Botany. 92 (4): 547–556. doi:10.1093/aob/mcg166. PMC 4243670.