Reddish Peat Moss
The Reddish Peat-moss (Sphagnum rubellum), Weis. Habit and habitat.-Common in the Adirondack Mountains.
The plants cover sunny bogs with a deep red carpet.
Name.-The specific name is the Latin rubellum, somewhat red.
Plant (gametophyte).-Resembling Sphagnum acutifolium, stems softer and more slender.
Leaves.-Stem-leaves broad, obtuse, sometimes with fibrils in the cells; branch-leaves shorter, oval oblong, apex obtuse, threetoothed.
Habit of flowering.-Male and female flowers on separate plants (dioicous).