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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

long Sphagnum majus

Subject: RE: BRYONET: World's most extreme bryophyte (in terms of size)
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:47:11 -0500
From: Guy R Brassard <mossguy@cyberus.ca>

BRYONET

Correction: The very long Sphagum from Newfoundland was S. majus, not S.
macrophyllum. So it certainly lived up to its name.

Guy Brassard

BRYONET

When I was in Newfoundland, I remember collecting a specimen of Sphagnum
macrophyllum which was more than a meter long; we had it dried and attached
onto a bristle-board for showing its extreme length.

Guy Brassard

Guy R. Brassard
1270 Alloway Cres.
Ottawa, ON K1K 3Z1

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