Sphagnum
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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. Accumulations of Sphagnum can store water, since both living and d
Sphagnum.flexuosum
Sphagnum cells
Red sphagnum closeup
Sphagnum with northern pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) at Brown's Lake Bog, Ohio
Bog
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A bog or bogland is a wetland that 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 inc
Sphagnum
…empty cells help retain water in drier conditions. As Sphagnum moss grows, it can slowly spread into drier conditions, forming larger mires, both raised bogs and blanket bogs. Thus, Sphagnum can influence the composition of such habitats, with some describing Sphagnum as 'habitat manipulators' or 'autogenic…
A bog in Lauhanvuori National Park, Isojoki, Finland
Peat bog and peat to dry, L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec, Canada, 1976
Bog in Antwerp Province, Belgium
Bog in the Seliger Lake area, Tver Oblast, Russia