sphagnum
Examples of sphagnum in the following topics:
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The Importance of Seedless Vascular Plants
- Dried peat moss, Sphagnum, is commonly used as fuel in some parts of Europe and is considered a renewable resource .
- Sphagnum bogs are cultivated with cranberry and blueberry bushes.
- The ability of Sphagnum to hold moisture makes the moss a common soil conditioner.
- Florists use blocks of Sphagnum to maintain moisture for floral arrangements.
- Sphagnum acutifolium is dried peat moss and can be used as fuel.