Red Bog-moss, Sphagnum capillifolium, also called northern peat moss or small red peat moss, forms tight, carpet-like mounds of brownish-green to pinkish-red color, with branches that curve outward in a tress-like sweep and leaves that taper to a blunt point without a midrib. Like other peat mosses it can hold large amounts of water within dead, empty hyaline cells, reportedly up to twenty times its own weight, an ability well suited to the boggy habitats around rivers and lakes where it grows. It is native to Canada, the northern United States, Greenland, and Europe.
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In Biome
Bog, Biomes Source Sphagnum capillifolium (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Red bog-moss (Wikipedia)
Sphagnum capillifolium: present tense, native to Canada/US/EuropeView the Source Sphagnum capillifolium (Wikipedia)
In Biome: Bog, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 344828, target B278681Quote, In Biome: Bog, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 344828, target B278681
Sphagnum capillifolium, the red bogmoss, 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.
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