Sphagnum

Sphagnum
Sphagnum flexuosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Sphagnopsida
Order: Sphagnales
Family: Sphagnaceae
Genus: Sphagnum
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Species

List of Sphagnum species

Synonyms[1]

Isocladus Lindb.

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 16 to 26 times as much water as their dry weight, depending on the species.

Sphagnum helps make peat bogs in temperate wetlands.

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Isocladus Lindb.
  2. ↑ "Sphagnum on theplantlist". Theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2013-09-11.


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