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Sphagnum is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species [2] [3] of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat). Accumulations of Sphagnum can store water, since both living and dead plants can hold large quantities of water inside their cells; plants may hold 16 ...
Sphagnum fimbriatum As of November 2024 [update] , World Flora Online accepts 292 species in the peat-moss genus Sphagnum , along with 506 synonyms and 24 unplaced. [ 1 ]
Sphagnopsida is a class of mosses that includes a single subclass Sphagnidae, with two orders.It is estimated it originated about 465 million years ago, along with Takakia. [1]
Sphagnum compactum, the compact bogmoss, [1] is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae. [2] It has cosmopolitan distribution. [2] References
Sphagnum australe is a moss found in Australia with known locations from New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria through to Tasmania. [4] S. australe grows in wet soil, forming extensive mounds in areas of shaded water seepage or of swampy ground. Sphagnum australe grows at an elevation of 0–1,239 m (0–4,065 ft). [4]
Sphagnum wulfianum, commonly known as Wulf's peatmoss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring primarily in moist boreal forest environments across Eurasia and North America, with rare occurrences in Arctic tundra regions.
Sphagnum pulchrum is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae. [1] It has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1] References
Sphagnum angustifolium, the fine bogmoss, [2] is a species of peat moss with a Holarctic distribution. A member of the S. recurvum species complex within Sphagnum section Cuspidata, it is a relatively small, green to yellowish moss that grows in wet, moderately nutrient-rich mires, typically forming carpets or growing intermixed with other peat moss species.