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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. Peat - Wikipedia

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    Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. [1] [2] Sphagnum moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most common components in

  4. 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.

  5. 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]

  6. Sphagnaceae - Wikipedia

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    A clump of Sphagnum, peat moss Scientific classification; Kingdom: ... The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus Sphagnum. [1] References ...

  7. Bryophyte - Wikipedia

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    When Phythium sphagnum is sprinkled on the soil of germinating seeds, it inhibits growth of "damping off fungus" which would otherwise kill young seedlings. [49] Moss peat is made from Sphagnum. Commercial. Fuel; Packaging; Wound Dressing; Peat is a fuel produced from dried bryophytes, typically Sphagnum.

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