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2. Sphagnum - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Sphagnum palustre - Wikipedia

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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.

4. List of Sphagnum species - Wikipedia

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   Sphagnum fimbriatum. As of November 2024, World Flora Online accepts 292 species in the peat-moss genus Sphagnum, along with 506 synonyms and 24 unplaced. [1 List. A ...

5. Sphagnales - Wikipedia

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   The Sphagnales is an order of mosses with four living genera: Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, Flatbergium, and Sphagnum. The genus Sphagnum contains the largest number of species currently discovered (about 200, number varying according to the various authors). The other genera are currently limited to one species each.

6. Sphagnaceae - Wikipedia

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   The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus Sphagnum. [1] References This page was last edited on 2 September 2023 ...

7. Sphagnopsida - Wikipedia

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   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]