University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Bryophyte Collection (COLO:B)
COLO-B-0053749
e85f847a-f78e-4664-a35b-9858edcbf29d
B-87400
Sphagnum flavicomans (Cardot) Warnst.
Sphagnaceae
D.H. Vitt (1984-07-02)
Determiner assumed to be Collector; Date approximate
Dale H Vitt
31459
1984-07-02
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, South end of Avalon Peninsula. St. Shotts, 2.0 km west of junction of St. Shotts Road on Hwy. 10
46.717 -53.5
46 43 0.00 N 53 30 0.00 W
Extensive blanket bog on shallow peat, with peat erosion channels and small streams eroded to acidic glacial till.; Dominant plants include Sphagnum imbricatum, S. flavocomans, S. rubellum, Rhacomitrium lanuginosum, Carex exilis, C. oligosperma, Juniperus communis, Empetrum nigrum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Cladonia boryi, Cetraria nivalis, and Cladonia uncialis. Fontinal