What is moss
What is moss
Bryophyte.
There's a great chapter on bryophyte decomposition (including Sphagnum) in Dr. Janice Glime's online Bryophyte Ecology textbook. Sphagnum does decompose, but quite slowly, and one of the reasons is that Sphagnum acidifies its environment. This limits the activity of decomposers. in other words acid!
Sphagnum is not a conifer sphagnum is a type of moss.
The common name for a bryophyte is moss.
Moss can be found in bogs and swamps and in many countries is used as a form of fuel. There is many types of mosses, one type is called Sphagnum.
Sphagnum capillifolium was created in 1780.
Actually, Sphagnum is part of the scientific name (the genus) of peat moss.
No. Sphagnum is a kind of moss, commonly called peat moss.
No. Sphagnum is a kind of moss, commonly called peat moss.
No, it is a gymnosperm
a plant !