Sphagnum palustre, also called prairie sphagnum or blunt-leaved bogmoss, is a species of peat moss in the genus Sphagnum and family Sphagnaceae. Like other mosses of its type it can soak up water to as much as thirty times its own dry weight, thanks to elastic spiral fibers in its structure. It is a fairly common species found almost worldwide, growing mainly in wet forests and, compared to other members of its genus, only rarely in true moors.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Living or Extinct Comparison
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Source Wikidata: Sphagnum Palustre
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Source Sphagnum palustre (Wikipedia)
Source Sphagnum palustre (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
2. Sphagnum palustre (Wikipedia)
lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 339853
It mainly grows in wet forests and-compared to other specimens of this genus-rarely grows in moors.
In Biome: Temperate Coniferous Forest, Habitat coniferous
It is comparatively frequent and grows on moist and wet habitats like wet forests, often coniferous forests, on marshy meadows, but rarely in moors.
In Biome: Wetlands, Habitat wetland
It is comparatively frequent and grows on moist and wet habitats like wet forests, often coniferous forests, on marshy meadows, but rarely in moors.
View the Source3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1385612, descriptionView the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Sphagnum palustre
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
6. Wikidata: Sphagnum Palustre
Child Taxon Of: Sphagnum, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q30019 (Sphagnum)View the Source 7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Sphagnum palustre
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2669006, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 2669006, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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