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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 ...
Sphagnum rubellum, commonly known as the red peat moss, [1] is a species of peat moss in the family Sphagnaceae. It forms low, reddish cushions in wet areas like bogs and poor fens across North America and Eurasia, particularly in regions with oceanic climates. The species can vary in colour from green to pink or deep crimson, and grows up to ...
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 ]
Sphagnum magellanicum, commonly called Magellanic bogmoss, [2] Magellan's sphagnum, [3] Magellan's peatmoss or midway peat moss, is a widespread species of moss found in wet boreal forest in the far south and southwest of South America and in northern North America and Eurasia.
Landscapes covered in peat are home to specific kinds of plants, including Sphagnum moss, ericaceous shrubs and sedges. [Notes 1] Because organic matter accumulates over thousands of years, peat deposits provide records of past vegetation and climate by preserving plant remains, such as pollen.
Sphagnum cuspidatum, the feathery bogmoss, [1] toothed sphagnum, [2] or toothed peat moss, is a peat moss found commonly in Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, the eastern coast of the United States, and in Colombia. [3]