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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 ...
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.
Sphagnum teres, or rigid bogmoss, is a species of moss from the Sphagnaceae family. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, it grows in mountainous areas in the southern part of its range. It thrives in fertile, minerotrophic peatlands. It is characterized by a clearly visible terminal bud in the middle part of the head and usually a ...
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 ]
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Sphagnum austinii, known as Austin's sphagnum, is a species of moss in the family Sphagnaceae. The species can be found on the west coast of Alaska and British Columbia as well as the southeastern coasts of Canada. The species is also found in Northern Europe. [1] [2] [3]
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.
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