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Definition of Order Sphagnales
1. Noun. Coextensive with the genus Sphagnum; in some classifications isolated in a separate subclass.
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Group relationships: Bryopsida, Class Bryopsida, Class Musci, Musci
Member holonyms: Genus Sphagnum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Sphagnales
Literary usage of Order Sphagnales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of the Geology of Connecticut by William North Rice, Herbert Ernest Gregory (1908)
"Nova Scotia to Ohio, south to Florida and Louisiana; Europe. REF. Evans, 28, 173.
Howe, 48, 16. [Subclass Musci] order Sphagnales FAMILY ..."
2. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"The peat mosses (order Sphagnales) are very remarkable for their structure and
life habits. There is only a single genus, Sphagnum, with about two hundred ..."
3. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"The peat mosses (order Sphagnales) are very remarkable for their structure and
life habits. There is only a single genus, ..."
4. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1903)
"Order, Sphagnales. Family, Sphagnaceae. The peat or bog mosses grow in and near
water in swamps, bogs, and other wet places. The species named above is ..."
5. Botany for High Schools by George Francis Atkinson (1910)
"The peat mosses belong to a distinct order (Sphagnales) of the mosses.
They are.called peat mosses because the accumulation of the dead ..."
6. Botany for High Schhools by George Francis Atkinson (1912)
"The peat mosses belong to a distinct order (Sphagnales) of the mosses. They are
called peat mosses because the accumulation of the dead parts for centuries ..."
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