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  2. Sphagnum - Wikipedia

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    Sphagnum is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species [2] [3] of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat ). Accumulations of Sphagnum can store water, since both living and dead plants can hold large quantities of water inside their cells; plants may hold 16 ...

  3. Sphagnum cuspidatum - Wikipedia

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    Sphagnum cuspidatum is brown to greenish brown in color with narrow green stems. Individual plants are slender and weak-stemmed. They are moderately sized compared to other peat mosses. [4] Aquatic forms are flaccid and plumose giving a feathery appearance, whereas the emergent forms are much more compact. [4]

  4. Sphagnum palustre - Wikipedia

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    Sphagnum palustre. L., 1753. Sphagnum palustre (Syn. Sphagnum cymbifolium ), the prairie sphagnum [1] or blunt-leaved bogmoss, [2] is a species of peat moss from the genus Sphagnum, in the family Sphagnaceae. Like other mosses of this type it can soak up water up to the 30-fold amount of its own dry weight thanks to its elastic spiral fibers.

  5. Sphagnum capillifolium - Wikipedia

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    S. nemoreum. Sphagnum capillifolium, the red bogmoss, [1] northern peat moss, acute-leaved bog-moss, or small red peat moss, is a species of peat moss native to Canada, the northern United States, Greenland, and Europe. [2] Small red peat moss can be distinguished by its sweeping, outward-curving branches that resemble tresses.

  6. Sphagnum falcatulum - Wikipedia

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    Sphagnum falcatulum is a species of peat moss. It occurs in Australia where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, including subantarctic Macquarie Island, as well as from New Zealand and South America. It occurs in wetlands from near sea level to subalpine sites, often in water where the plants have a feathery ...

  7. Paludiculture - Wikipedia

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    Paludiculture is wet agriculture and forestry on peatlands. [1] Paludiculture combines the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands through rewetting with continued land use and biomass production under wet conditions. [2] “. Paludi” comes from the Latin “ palus ” meaning “swamp, morass” and "paludiculture" as a ...

  8. Sphagnum fuscum - Wikipedia

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    Sphagnum fuscum is brown to greenish brown in color with slender brown stems. It is individually less robust than other peat mosses, especially when clumped into compact hummocks. The moss will form thread-like branches interwoven within hummocks. The leaves along the stem are tongue-shaped, while the leaves along the branches are pointed and ...

  9. Springtails: What to Know - WebMD

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    Springtails are a type of tiny insect that is commonly found in moist, rich soil. Though they are harmless to humans, they can become nuisance pests in large numbers. Springtails in gardens can ...

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