Two Sphagnum Sect. Cuspidata, New to the Western Conterminous United States
Sphagnum jensenii from Wyoming and S. obtusum from Washington and Colorado are reported as new to the western conterminous United States. Both are extraordinary disjuncts in the Rocky Mountains and seem clearly to be part of a pattern of relict species left from previously more continuous tundra veg...
| Published in: | Evansia |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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The American Bryological and Lichenological Society
2011
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1639/079.028.0205 |
| Summary: | Sphagnum jensenii from Wyoming and S. obtusum from Washington and Colorado are reported as new to the western conterminous United States. Both are extraordinary disjuncts in the Rocky Mountains and seem clearly to be part of a pattern of relict species left from previously more continuous tundra vegetation. |
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