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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).
Sphagnum calymmatophyllum Warnst. & Cardot; Sphagnum capense Hornsch.; Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw. Sphagnum carolinianum R.E. Andrus; Sphagnum cavernulosum ...
In the 2010s Sphagnum peat in Chile has begun to be harvested at large scales for export to countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States. Given Sphagnums property to absorb excess water and release it during dry months harvesting of Sphagnum, means that overexploitation may threaten the water supply in the fjords and channels of Chile. [5]
Putrefaction is the fifth stage of death, following pallor mortis, livor mortis, algor mortis, and rigor mortis.This process references the breaking down of a body of an animal post-mortem.
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).
Sphagnum capillifolium, the red bogmoss, [1] northern peat moss, acute-leaved bog-moss, or small red peat moss, is a species of peat moss native to Canada, the northern United States, Greenland, and Europe. [2]
Sphagnum squarrosum, commonly known as the spiky bog-moss or spreading-leaved bog moss, is a peat moss species found in nutrient-rich, damp soils and wetlands across the Northern Hemisphere, with isolated populations in South America.
S. papillosum is classified under section Sphagnum of the genus, which also includes the species S. magellanicum, S. palustre, and S. austinii.It was first described by Lindberg in 1872 and typified in 1913.