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Sphagnaceae Dumort. Genera Sphagnophyllites † Sphagnum; The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus Sphagnum. [1] References
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 ...
Sphagnaceae 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 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.
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 ...
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.
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 papillosum, the papillose peatmoss, is a species of peat moss distributed throughout the northern hemisphere. [2] Although sometimes confused with Sphagnum imbricatum and Sphagnum palustre , it is distinguished by its yellow-green to brown short, blunt branches and papillose chlorophyllose cells.