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Sphagnaceae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Dumortier, B. C. (1829). In Analyse des Familles des Plantes. J. Casterman. https://www.tropicos.org/reference/9029575

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Bryophyta
class
Sphagnopsida
order
Sphagnales
family
Sphagnaceae

Name

Homonyms
Sphagnaceae
Common names
Peat moss in English
Sphagnum Moss Family in English
Torfowcowate in Polish
Turbasamblalised in Estonian
Tőzegmohafélék in Hungarian
darfesámmálat in Northern Sami
darffit in Northern Sami
peat moss family in English
rašeliníkovité in Czech
torvmosefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
Сфагновые in Russian
วงศ์ ข้าวตอกฤๅษี in Thai
ミズゴケ科 in Japanese
泥炭苔科 in Chinese
泥炭藓科 in Chinese
Sphagnum Moss Family in language.
Sphagnum Moss Family in language.
darfesámmálat in Northern Sami
torvmosefamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
torvmosefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
darffit in Northern Sami

Bibliographic References

  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., 2007: null. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 27: Bryophyta: Mosses, part 1. 734.
  2. Goffinet, Bernard, William R. Buck, and Jonathan Shaw / Goffinet, B., and A. J. Shaw, eds., 2008: Morphology, anatomy, and classification of the Bryophyta. Bryophyte Biology, Second Edition. 55-138.
  3. Missouri Botanical Garden (2015) Index of Mosses Database.
  4. Nyholm (1969) Illustrated moss flora of Fennoscandia II Musci. Fasc. 6
  5. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  6. Ruggiero, Gordon, Bailly, Kirk & Nicolson (2011) The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A.
  7. Siebel, H. & During, H. (2006)
  8. Stech, Michael, and Wolfgang Frey, 2008: A morpho-molecular classification of the mosses (Bryophyta). Nova Hedwigia, vol. 86, no. 1-2. 1-21.
  9. as per included genera
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