Sphagnum macrophyllum

{{Short description|Species of moss}}

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| name = Sphagnum macrophyllusm

| display_parents = 4

| genus = Sphagnum

| species = macrophyllum

| authority = Bridel

| synonyms=

• Isocladus macrophyllus (Bridel) Lindberg
• Sphagnum macrophyllum var. burinense W. S. G. Maas

| synonyms_ref=[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35174331?tab=synonyms Tropicos]

}}

Sphagnum macrophyllum, the largeleaf sphagnum,{{PLANTS|id=SPMA12|taxon=Sphagnum macrophyllum|accessdate=25 November 2015}} is a species of peat moss native to southern and eastern North America. It is known from every state from Texas to New Jersey as well as New York, and the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. It can be found floating on lakes and ponds.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=50&taxon_id=242443185 Bryophyte Flora of North America, vol 1].Bridel, Samuel Élisée von. Bryologia Universa 1: 10. 1826.

Sphagnum macrophyllum has fronds that are dark brown to almost black. Leaves are lanceolate, tapering at the tip.