Sphagnum
Sphagnum is a genus of about 120 species of mosses.[2] Sphagnum moss can store water. Both living and dead plants can soak up water. Each sphagnum plant can hold up to 1 billion times as much water as their dry weight, depending on the species.
| Sphagnum | |
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| Sphagnum flexuosum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Sphagnum |
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Isocladus Lindb. | |
Sphagnum Media
Sphagnum cells
Close-up view of red sphagnum near Carrbridge, Scotland
Sphagnum with northern pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) at Brown's Lake Bog, Ohio
Peat moss soil amendment, made of partly decayed, dried sphagnum moss
Sphagnum moss wound dressings being made at the University of Toronto c. 1914
Long strand Sphagnum moss used in mounting a Vanda Falcata orchid
Mer Bleue Conservation Area, a large, protected Sphagnum bog near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Isocladus Lindb.
- ↑ "Sphagnum on theplantlist". Theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.