Sphagnum auriculatum Schimp.
(Cow-horn Bog-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphagnum auriculatum (Cow-horn Bog-moss)
Species aggregateSphagnum denticulatum s.l. (a species aggregate of mosses)
GenusSphagnum (bog mosses)
FamilySPHAGNACEAE (bog mosses)
OrderSPHAGNALES (bog mosses)
ClassSPHAGNOPSIDA (bog mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Sphagnum auriculatum (Cow-horn Bog-moss) :
1: Sphagnum auriculatum (Cow-horn Bog-moss)
11 Jun 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Emergent patch - in situImage 2: Flooded patch - in situImage 3: Plants - close-upImage 4: Branch leaf - abaxial (convex) side - cells - magnifiedImage 5: Branch leaf - abaxial (convex) side - pores - magnifiedImage 6: Branch leaf - adaxial (concave) side - cells - magnifiedImage 7: Branch leaf cells - viewed from adaxial (concave) side - magnified
2: Sphagnum auriculatum (Cow-horn Bog-moss)
2 Mar 1975 OSGR: SU96 51° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
in stream
Image 1: Leaf cells on abaxial (convex) surface - magnifiedImage 2: Leaf tip - magnified
3: Sphagnum auriculatum (Cow-horn Bog-moss)
5 Apr 1970 OSGR: TQ43 51° 0’ N, 0° 0’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
in pool
Image 1: In bog poolImage 2: Plant - side view - enlarged

Sphagnum auriculatum (Cow-horn Bog-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sphagnum auriculatum (Cow-horn Bog-moss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sphagnum auriculatum (Cow-horn Bog-moss)
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