New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts
Update on Sphagnum perichaetiale in New
Zealand
Eric F. Karlin
School of Theoretical & Applied Science
Ramapo
College
Mahwah
New Jersey 07430–1680,
USA
Richard E. Andrus
Environmental Studies Program
Binghamton
University
Binghamton
New York 13902–6000,
USA
Abstract Sphagnum
perichaetiale is
documented
on the South Island, with two morphotypes being
found.
One morphotype occurs above water level and has an orange-brown-red
pigmentation. The second occurs in standing water, is very robust, and
has a
brown-green-grey pigmentation.
Keywords mosses; peat moss; Sphagnum;
S.
perichaetiale; New Zealand flora; taxonomy; wetlands
B06018; Online publication date
15 November 2006; Received
29 May 2006;
accepted
2 November 2006
New Zealand
Journal of Botany, 2006, Vol. 44: 421–424
0028–825X/06/4404–0421 © The Royal Society
of New Zealand
2006
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