Sphagnum: Genus of mosses, peat moss
Sphagnum is a genus of about 120 species of mosses.
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  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Sphagnopsida |
| Order: | Sphagnales |
| Family: | Sphagnaceae |
| Genus: | Sphagnum L. |
| Species | |
| List of Sphagnum species | |
| Synonyms | |
| Isocladus Lindb. | |
References
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