Sphagnum facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sphagnum |
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| Sphagnum flexuosum | |
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Sphagnopsida
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Sphagnales
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Sphagnaceae
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Sphagnum
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Sphagnum is a genus of about 120 species of mosses. Sphagnum moss can store water. Both living and dead plants can soak up water. Their cells; plants can hold up to 1 billion times as much water as their dry weight, depending on the species.
Sphagnum helps make peat bogs in temperate wetlands.
Images for kids
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Sphagnum cells
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Red sphagnum closeup
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Sphagnum with northern pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) at Brown's Lake Bog, Ohio
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Peat moss soil amendment, made of partly decayed, dried sphagnum moss
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Sphagnum moss wound dressings being made at the University of Toronto c. 1914
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Long strand Sphagnum moss used in mounting a Vanda Falcata orchid
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Mer Bleue Conservation Area, a large, protected Sphagnum bog near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
See also
In Spanish: Musgo de turbera para niños
