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Sphagnum

Sphagnum fimbriatum
Common names: peat moss, bog moss, turf moss
Family: Sphagnaceae

... N. Phephu Pretoria National Herbarium March 2009   Sphagnum is the only genus in the family Sphagnaceae. The ... practically indefinite (Cavers 1971). It is believed that Sphagnum plants can live for thousands of years as the shoot ... and crowded; oval or ovate to lanceolate. The adult Sphagnum lacks rhizoids and absorbs water directly through ...

23 / 03 / 2009 | Nonkululo Phephu | National Herbarium Pretoria
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