Sphagnum simplex Fife

NZOR Identifier: f76656f9-21ff-43b8-8503-67c4944f1866

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 90d4b0af-3dc5-4ecf-9c21-b1adb1599438)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Sphagnopsida
order
Sphagnales
family
Sphagnaceae
genus
Sphagnum
species
Sphagnum simplex Fife

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Terrestrial
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Endemic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Fife
Rank
species
Published in
Fife,A.J. 1996: A synopsis of New Zealand Sphagna, with a description of S. simplex sp. nov. New Zealand Journal of Botany 34: 309-328.
Micro-reference (page)
322
Year
1996
Nomenclatural Comment
N.Z.: South Island. Nelson Land District: St Arnaud Ra., NE flank of Mt McRae, forming waterlogged mat in depression in Oreobolus & Carpha-dominated cushion bog in E-facing alpine basin, 1600 m a.s.l., 41 o 52.7'S, 172 ~ 51.5'E, NZMS 260 N29/982255, 15 Nov 1987,A. J. Fife 8357, CHR 460018. Isotypi: BA, BM, HO, MICH, WELT., The epithet refers to the unbranched nature of the stems.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
90d4b0af-3dc5-4ecf-9c21-b1adb1599438
According to
Fife,A.J. 1996: A synopsis of New Zealand Sphagna, with a description of S. simplex sp. nov. New Zealand Journal of Botany 34: 309-328.
Preferred Name
Sphagnum simplex Fife (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
3822ddee-876f-475a-9942-d09d71268bbd
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Sphagnum (In use by NZOR)

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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