Sphagnum cuspidatum Ehrh. ex Hoffm.
(Feathery Bog-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphagnum cuspidatum (Feathery Bog-moss)
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 cuspidatum (Feathery Bog-moss) :
1: Sphagnum cuspidatum (Feathery Bog-moss)
22 Oct 2008 OSGR: ST44 51° 10’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
in nutrient-poor, acid ditch
Image 1: Growing in bog pool
2: Sphagnum cuspidatum (Feathery Bog-moss)
5 Apr 1970 OSGR: TQ43 51° 0’ N, 0° 0’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
immersed in bog pool with S. auriculatum
Image 1: Close-up - in tankImage 2: Growing immersed in bog poolImage 3: Branch leaf - cells - magnified

Sphagnum cuspidatum (Feathery 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 cuspidatum (Feathery Bog-moss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sphagnum cuspidatum (Feathery Bog-moss)
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