Sphagnum - Wikipedia
WEBSphagnum is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species [2][3] of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat).
Sphagnum: Distribution, Structure, Reproduction - Biology Learner
WEBApr 17, 2023 · Structure of Leaf. Structurally, the leaf of Sphagnum is one cell thick. It consists of much elongated cells. In young leaves, the cells are square or rectangular and are of uniform size. In a cross-section, the mature leaf appears as …
Sphagnum Moss: What It Is and How to Use It - The Spruce
WEBNov 13, 2023 · Sphagnum moss, which is a genus of mosses with 380 species, is not a moss plant that you grow in your garden, it is a horticultural product. Most sphagnum moss you would find in your local store is harvested from …
Sphagnum – Habit, characteristics, structure, reproduction
WEBMar 24, 2024 · Leaf. The Sphagnum cross-sectional area of the leaf is only one cell, and is comprised of extended cells. The young leaf is composed of rectangular or square cells with uniform size when a mature leaf distinguished by two kinds of cells, the regular type hyaline cell and the chlorophyllose green cells, or the assimilatory cell.
Sphagnum: Introduction, Structure and Affinities - Biology …
WEBIn Sphagnum, the cross-section of leaf shows only one cell in thickness and composed of much elongated cells. A young leaf is comprised of square or rectangular cells of uniform size, while a mature leaf is characterised by two types of cells, the ordinary type hyaline cells and the green chlorophyllose cells or the assimilatory cells (Fig ...
Ecology - sphagnum - bryophyte - ANBG
WEBFeb 28, 2014 · Sphagnum owes its great water-holding capacity to a combination of leaf structure and growth habit. The major part of a Sphagnum leaf is composed of empty, dead cells, with the chlorophyllous cells occupying just a small volume. This photo shows the surface view of part of a Sphagnum leaf.
Sphagnum-peat moss – Inanimate Life - Geneseo
WEBThe leaves of sphagnum consist of strands of narrow living cells with abundant chloroplasts, surrounding bands of much larger cells that quickly die after being produced.
2.51: Sphagnum-peat moss - Biology LibreTexts
WEBOct 13, 2021 · Peat moss. The genus Sphagnum is by far the most important non-vascular plant group on earth. The 120 species in the genus are primarily found in cool, moist habitats, mostly in the Northern Hemisphere (northern U.S., Canada, northern Ireland, Scotland, northern Europe, Siberia) but some do occur in …
Sphagnum - New World Encyclopedia
WEBSphagnum is the common name and genus name for a group of mosses (Division Bryophyta) whose leaf-like appendages are adapted to absorb and retain a great deal of water. Some species of Sphagnum can hold up to 20 times their dry weight in water.
4 Sphagnum—the builder of boreal peatlands - Oxford Academic
WEBThe chapter first describes the morphology of Sphagnum, their capillarity and water-holding capacity, chemical adaptations, and nutrient conservation. It then considers the Sphagnum life cycle, diversity, and dispersal and colonisation, as well as the role of Sphagnum as an environmental indicator.
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