Sphagnum palustre
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Sphagnum palustre is a species of moss from the genus Sphagnum
, in the family Sphagnaceae
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Sphagnum
Sphagnum is a genus of between 151 and 350 species of mosses commonly called peat moss, due to its prevalence in peat bogs and mires. A distinction is made between sphagnum moss, the live moss growing on top of a peat bog on one hand, and sphagnum peat moss or sphagnum peat on the other, the...
, in the family Sphagnaceae
Sphagnaceae
The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus Sphagnum....
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