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Sphagnum russowii
The reddish coloration; oblong, blunt stem leaves with a resorbed apical notch; and porose stem hyalodermis are the key characters of this species. The branch leaves are quite similar to those of other Section Acutifolium, however the ringed, elliptic, rather small pores in the upper part of young leaves are about half way in size between those of S. warnstorfii and those of S. capillifolium and S. fuscum.
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| Habit | Slender redidsh-green plants with loose canopies, capitulum flat and clearly star-shaped, sometimes mottled in red to greenish bands, one pendent branch visible between capitulum arms. |
| Stems | with a pale reddish core and 2-3 layered well-developed hyalodermismany cells of the outermost stem layer with pores. |
| Leaves | Ovate-lanceolate and gradually tapered to truncate acuminate apex; stem leaves oblong, obtuse, flat, with a small resorbed notch at apex, without fibrils and pores. |
| Leaf Cells | With 6-10 elliptic, ringed, medium-sized pores arranged along the sides of the bulging hyaline cells, concave surface flat, with several larger, unringed pores positioned medially, green cells triangular, exposed on the concave surface. |
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| Habitat | On low hummock and drier lawns at the edges of oligotrophic habitats and in marginal swampy woods. |
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