Sphagnaceae

Peat moss Temporal range: Triassic to recent
A clump of Sphagnum, peat moss
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Sphagnopsida
Order:	Sphagnales
Family:	Sphagnaceae Dumort.
Genera
Sphagnophyllites † Sphagnum

The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus Sphagnum.[1]

References

1. Goffinet, B., W. R. Buck & A. J. Shaw. (2008) "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta", pp. 55-138 in Goffinet, B. & J. Shaw (eds.) Bryophyte Biology, 2nd ed. (New York: Cambridge University Press). ISBN 978-0-521-87225-6