University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Bryophyte Collection (COLO:B)
COLO-B-0054621
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Sphagnum obtusum Warnst.
Sphagnaceae
Dale H. Vitt; D. G. Horton, N. Maimer, and N. Salazar
1982-05-24
May 24, 1982
Canada, Alberta, ABOUT 37 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT MCMURRAY: 4 miles north of Muskeg Mountain, North of the Clearwater River
57.183333 -110.85
57°11'N, 110°51'W
Ombrotrophic to extremely poor fen with highly patterned relief. Sphagnum jensenii, S. angustifolium and S. fuscum dominants; Carex oligosperma. Eriophorum angustifolium, Chamaedaphnae calyculata, Kalmia polifolia, and Andromedia polifolia abundant. Surrounding area of Pinus banksiana, Picea mariana and Populus trernuloides