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Sphagnum palustre (Syn. Sphagnum cymbifolium), the prairie sphagnum [1] or blunt-leaved bogmoss, [2] is a species of peat moss from the genus Sphagnum, in the family Sphagnaceae. Like other mosses of this type it can soak up water up to the 30-fold amount of its own dry weight thanks to its elastic spiral fibers.
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 ...
Fungi portal; Sphagnurus paluster is a species of fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae which parasitizes Sphagnum moss. It was first described by Charles Horton Peck in 1872. It is commonly called the sphagnum greyling due to it being found in peat bogs and to its cap turning grey as it ages and dries.
Sphagnum inundatum – lesser cow-horn bog-moss; Sphagnum lindbergii – Lindberg's bog-moss; Sphagnum magellanicum – Magellanic bog-moss; Sphagnum majus – olive bog-moss; Sphagnum molle – blushing bog-moss; Sphagnum obtusum – obtuse bog-moss; Sphagnum palustre – blunt-leaved bog-moss; Sphagnum papillosum – papillose bog-moss
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 ]
In these hollows moss species include Sphagnum recurvum and Sphagnum palustre. The plant bog asphodel has also been recorded. [1] Weevil species associated with dead wood and leaf litter that have been recorded in this protected area include Acalles ptinoides, Caenopsis fissirobris and Trachodes hispidus. [1]
Sphagnurus is a parasitic mushroom genus in the family Lyophyllaceae [1] [2] that creates conspicuous dead patches on peat moss in bogs. [3] [4] [5] The genus contains one species known to inhabit Eurasia and North America.
Moss species in dry heathland include Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum capillifolium. [1] Plant species in the fens include round-leaved sundew and early marsh orchid.