University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Bryophyte Collection (COLO:B)
COLO-B-0054458
d334fbda-712a-401d-9fc6-d2dae9e2d9a2
B-87398
Sphagnum majus (Russow) C.E.O. Jensen
Sphagnaceae
D.H. Vitt (1984-07-02)
Determiner assumed to be Collector; Date approximate
Dale H Vitt
31462
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
46.716667 -53.5
46° 43' N 53° 30' W
Extensive blanket bog on shallow peat. with peat erosion channels and small stream eroded to acidic glacial till. Dominant plants include Sphagnum imbricatum. S. flavocomans. S. rubellum. Rhacomitrium lanuginosum. Cares exilis. C. oligosperma. Junipersu communis. Empetrum nigrum. Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Cladonia boryi. Cetraria nivalis. and Claodnia uncialis. fontinalis in streams