Sphagnum imbricatum | |
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From a 1920 article on the use of Sphagnum in surgery. Sphagnum imbricatum, upper left, is noted as suitable for dressings. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Sphagnopsida |
Order: | Sphagnales |
Family: | Sphagnaceae |
Genus: | Sphagnum |
Species: | S. imbricatum
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Binomial name | |
Sphagnum imbricatum
Hornschuch ex.
Russow
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Sphagnum imbricatum is a species of moss in the family Sphagnaceae, native to cool temperate parts of Europe and eastern North America, and found sporadically elsewhere. [1] In the past it was used as a substitute for cotton in surgical dressings. [2]
Sphagnum imbricatum | |
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From a 1920 article on the use of Sphagnum in surgery. Sphagnum imbricatum, upper left, is noted as suitable for dressings. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Sphagnopsida |
Order: | Sphagnales |
Family: | Sphagnaceae |
Genus: | Sphagnum |
Species: | S. imbricatum
|
Binomial name | |
Sphagnum imbricatum
Hornschuch ex.
Russow
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Sphagnum imbricatum is a species of moss in the family Sphagnaceae, native to cool temperate parts of Europe and eastern North America, and found sporadically elsewhere. [1] In the past it was used as a substitute for cotton in surgical dressings. [2]