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Sphagnum wheeleri

Müll.Hal. (1887)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class/Clade: Sphagnopsida Order: Sphagnales Family: Sphagnaceae Genus: Sphagnum

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Maui Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Bibliography

Name Published In: Flora, 70: 416, 416, (1887)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sphagnum wheeleri West Maui, ridge E of Eke bog, scrub Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 2685 Maui BISH 1986-12-18
2 Sphagnum wheeleri West Maui, Mt. Eke, below summit bog Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 2442 Maui BISH 1927-08-29
3 Sphagnum wheeleri West Maui, north of Eke Crater. N2299728, E797471 Aspect: North. Bog region just north of and below eke crater. Wet forest: Metrosideros, Acacia koa, Polyscias oahuensis, Cheirodendron, Perottetia, Pipturs, Psychotria mariniana, Cyanea glabra, Touchardia, Lobelia hypoleuca, Clermontia arborescens, Clermontia samuelii subsp. hanaensis, Deschamnpsia, Dicranopteris, Diplopterygium, Sadleria cyatheoides, Hydrangea, Pilea, Cyrtandra hawaiensis, Pritchardia arecina Preserved_Specimen Pezzillo, Z. 115 Maui BISH 2023-02-07
4 Sphagnum wheeleri USA, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, West Maui, Summit of Pu'u Kukui, in bogs along summit region. Aspect: N. Opportunistic collections while surveying bog region. High elevation bog::Metrosideros, Vaccinium pahalae, Oreobolus, Dichantelium spp., Schizaea, Plantago, Geranium hillebrandii, Astellia, Leptecophylla, Myrsine vacciniodes, Lobelia gloriamontis, Coprosma ochracea, Sadleria, Keysseria, Calamagrostis hillebrandii, Dryopteris glabra, Carex spp. Machaerina, Deschampsia Preserved_Specimen Pezzillo, Z. 1042 Maui BISH 2024-12-09
5 Sphagnum wheeleri West Maui, Wailuku District, Wet Maui Natural Area Reserve-Kahakuloa Section, northeast of `Eke, between Kahakuloa Steam headwaters and Waihee Valley Vegetation: Metrosidero Montane Bog Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 32337 Maui BISH 2023-03-17
6 Sphagnum wheeleri Honokahau drainage basin, summit of Eke Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 599 Maui BISH 1917-09-25
7 Sphagnum wheeleri Honokahau Drainage Basin Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 626 Maui BISH 1917-09-25
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