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    Sphagnum is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term...
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    Bog (redirect from Sphagnum bog)
    accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials – often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs...
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    significance of mosses is as the main constituent of peat (mostly the genus Sphagnum), although they are also used for decorative purposes, such as in gardens...
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    Sphagnum fuscum, the rusty bogmoss or rusty peat moss, is a peat moss found commonly in Norway and Sweden, and can be found scattered across North America...
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    genus Sphagnum: Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Sphagnum aciphyllum Müll. Hal. Sphagnum acutifolioides Warnst. Sphagnum acutirameum...
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    Sphagnum australe is a species of Sphagnum found in southeastern Australia. S. australe is very hard to differentiate from other species of sphagnum moss...
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  • Sphagnum Valley (54°16′S 36°35′W / 54.267°S 36.583°W / -54.267; -36.583) is a valley sloping northwest from Echo Pass to Cumberland West Bay, South...
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    Sphagnum centrale is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution. It is often found in cedar swamps and similar...
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    Sphagnum subnitens is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae. It has almost cosmopolitan distribution. "Sphagnum subnitens Russow & Warnstorf...
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    Sphagnum palustre (Syn. Sphagnum cymbifolium), the prairie sphagnum or blunt-leaved bogmoss, is a species of peat moss from the genus Sphagnum, in the...
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    Sphagnum girgensohnii, also known as Girgensohn's bogmoss, Girgensohn's sphagnum or common green peat moss, is a species of peat moss with a Holarctic...
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  • Sphagnum platyphyllum, the flat-leaved bogmoss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae. It has almost cosmopolitan distribution. "Sphagnum...
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    monotypic genus Ambuchanania. It is a Sphagnum-like moss endemic to Tasmania. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum, it is now a separate genus named...
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    Lyophyllaceae which parasitizes Sphagnum moss. It was first described by Charles Horton Peck in 1872. It is commonly called the sphagnum greyling due to it being...
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    Sphagnum capillifolium, the red bogmoss, northern peat moss, acute-leaved bog-moss, or small red peat moss, is a species of peat moss native to Canada...
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    Sphagnum squarrosum, commonly known as the spiky bog-moss or spreading-leaved bog moss is a species of moss which grows in nutrient-rich, damp soil. Typical...
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    Neonemobius palustris, known generally as the sphagnum ground cricket or marsh ground cricket, is a species of ground cricket in the family Gryllidae....
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    Sphagnum papillosum, the papillose peatmoss, is a species of peat moss distributed throughout the northern hemisphere. Although sometimes confused with...
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    Sphagnum cuspidatum, the feathery bogmoss, toothed sphagnum, or toothed peat moss, is a peat moss found commonly in Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, the...
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    Sphagnum rubellum, the red peat moss, is a widespread species of moss in the family Sphagnaceae, native to the cool temperate parts of North America and...
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    Sphagnum magellanicum, commonly called Magellanic bogmoss, Magellan's sphagnum, Magellan's peatmoss or midway peat moss, is a widespread species of moss...
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  • sericeum and Flatbergium novo-caledoniae, originally described as species of Sphagnum, are now considered part of this separate genus on the basis of genetic...
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    Sphagnum fallax, the flat-topped bogmoss, is a moss species in the genus Sphagnum Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sphagnum fallax. Wikispecies...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sphagnum angustifolium. Sphagnum angustifolium, the fine bogmoss, is a species of peat moss with a Holarctic distribution...
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  • peer-reviewed results. Most are focused on Sphagnum and reed farming. Rather than excavating decomposed Sphagnum as peat, non-decomposed reed fibres are...
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    antifeedants which protect them from being eaten by slugs. When Phythium sphagnum is sprinkled on the soil of germinating seeds, it inhibits growth of "damping...
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    Sphagnum contortum is a species of moss reported in North America and Europe. NatureServe marked its global conservation status as Secure. In English,...
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    Sphagnum russowii, Russow's sphagnum or Russow's bogmoss, is a species of peat moss with a Holarctic distribution. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sphagnum russowii"...
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    Sphagnum compactum, the compact bogmoss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution. "Sphagnum compactum...
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    unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. Sphagnum moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most common components in peat...
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