Sphagnales
Encyclopedia
The Sphagnales is an order of moss
with only four living genera: Ambuchanania
, Eosphagnum
, Flatbergium
, and Sphagnum
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Moss
Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...
with only four living genera: Ambuchanania
Ambuchanania
Ambuchanania leucobryoides is the only species of genus Ambuchanania. It is a Sphagnum-like moss endemic to Tasmania. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum, it is now a separate genus on the basis of both unusual morphology and genetic differences.-References:* Johnson, K.A., Whinam, J.,...
, Eosphagnum
Eosphagnum
Eosphagnum inretortum is the only species of genus Eosphagnum. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum, it is now a separate genus on the basis of morphological and genetic differences....
, Flatbergium
Flatbergium
Flatbergium sericeum is the only species of genus Flatbergium and family Flatbergiaceae. Originally described as a species of Sphagnum, it is now a separate genus on the basis of genetic differences....
, and Sphagnum
Sphagnum
Sphagnum is a genus of between 151 and 350 species of mosses commonly called peat moss, due to its prevalence in peat bogs and mires. A distinction is made between sphagnum moss, the live moss growing on top of a peat bog on one hand, and sphagnum peat moss or sphagnum peat on the other, the...
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