Sphagnum atlanticum is distinguished from S. torreyanum by its well-enclosed branch leaf chlorophyll cells, less well-differentiated stem cortex, stronger brown pigmentation and a flatter capitulum. Sphagnum atlanticum also has falcate-secund branch leaves whereas those of S. torreyanum are straight.
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1 June 2007
Sphagnum atlanticum, a new species from eastern North America
Richard E. Andrus
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The Bryologist
Vol. 110 • No. 2
Summer 2007
Vol. 110 • No. 2
Summer 2007
eastern North America
Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum atlanticum