Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:11:45 -0500 From: Steven Stewart <steven.stewart@worldnet.att.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3438$foo@default> Subject: Red _Sphagnum_
Hello Steven Stewart here,
I believe the red _Sphagnum_ you all have is the "male" of this
diocious genera. I'm not sure where I read about it, but I believe it
was H.C. Bold or Professor Goebel mentions the acute leaved spp. vs.
the spoon-leaved _Sphagnum_ spp. "males" often form red tufts in winter.
I have never seen any red _Sphagnum_ spp. with sporophytes, although
many different species in my collection are now red. The tufts that have
sporophytes are all green. Has anyone on the list ever seen red
_Sphagnum_ moss form sporophytes?
Take care,
Steven Stewart,
I.B.W. Enterprises Inc.
Sanford, Fl. 32771
> Topic No. 13
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> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 09:26:47 -0800 (PST) From: Barry Meyers-Rice
> <bamrice@ucdavis.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list
> <cp@opus.hpl.hp.com> Subject: Red Sphagnum Message-ID:
> <Pine.GSO.4.04.9810270923130.25635-100000@dilbert.ucdavis.edu>
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> > Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 17:58:33 -0500
>
>
> > I recently received a small tuft of sphagnum from a friend. He was
> > hiking in West Virginia and while "in the bush" found a small bog
> > containing large amounts of very red, coarse sphagnum.
> >
> >
> > What factors influence this colouration? My best guess is that
> > there is a very high tannic content to the surrounding water table
> > in this bog.
>
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> It is probably because of the species of _Sphagnum_. Yes, there are
> many species of this moss, some big-tufted, some small-tufted, some
> green, some red. I recently saw a book on _Sphagnum_ identification,
> but didn't have the spare cash to buy it.
>
> In the US Northeast, I believe the most common red _Sphagnum_ is named
> something like _Sphagnum magellanicum_.
>
> Barry
>
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