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	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Moss, Sphagnum - Herb Profile and Information
		Sphagnum Moss, commonly known as Bog Moss, is the only true Moss that has yet proved itself to be of appreciable economic value.
		Sphagnum Moss pads are supplied both plain and sterilized (sublimated), some hospitals preferring to sterilize them themselves, but a considerable proportion being sterilized at the depots and sent out ready for use.
		Sphagnum Moss was also used during the War in conjunction with Garlic, one of the best antiseptics.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/m/mossph54.html (1764 words)

	Sphagnum moss supply
		We are a leading innovator in sustainable Sphagnum Moss production and our range of packing styles and moss products has been copied around the world.
		For example, we were the first to distribute Sphagnum Moss in the now very popular 5 Kg Pack and the 40 Kg Bale.
		We are sphagnum moss experts and know how sphagnum moss is ideal for orchid care.
	www.orchid-sphagnum-moss.com (318 words)

	Sphagnum cristatum - Growing Native Plants
		Sphagnum cristatum is the most common species of Sphagnum in Australia and is the only moss to be used in commercial industry.
		Sphagnum moss is used extensively in the horticultural industry because of its super-absorbent qualities.
		Sphagnum - from the word sphagnos, which goes back as far as the 4th century when it was used as a prescribed medication.
	www.anbg.gov.au /gnp/interns-2002/sphagnum-cristatum.html (590 words)

	How to use sphagnum peat moss - Tips 'n' Ideas
		Sphagnum peat moss is also a great compost innoculant that speeds the process of composting.
		One use for sphagnum moss which is widely practised is their use in mounting staghorn ferns.
		The benefit of using sphagnum is that it becomes the food and water source for these ferns without being washed off the board that it resides upon.
	www.gardeningtipsnideas.com /2006/10/how_to_use_sphagnum_peat_moss.html (740 words)

	sphagnum. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Sphagnums, the principal constituent of peat, typically grow as a floating mat on freshwater bogs.
		Their leaflike appendages have many large cells with circular openings that enable them to absorb liquids readily; hence they are commercially important as a soil structure enhancer (or component of potting soils), packing material, and absorbent dressings and for other uses.
		Sphagnum is classified in the division Bryophyta, class Bryopsida.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sp/sphagnum.html (138 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Sphagnum
		Flowers are sparse, but the landscape is alive with the colors of a temperate rain forest: the pink-red of sphagnum moss, the maroons of fallen bracken, the golden yellow mountains capped with snow, and a million shades of green.
		Sphagnum is harvested from peat bogs and, like a sponge, absorbs many times its weight in water...
		Sphagnum is fussy to work with but allows young plants to be placed through the wall of the container itself something impossible with the plastic versions and difficult with the fiber type.
	news.surfwax.com /gardening/files/Sphagnum_Gardening.html (2064 words)

	The Carnivorous Plant FAQ: What is this controversy I hear about Sphagnum and peat bogs?
		Sphagnum A: There is a lot of worry about how Sphagnum is being harvested for horticulture.
		Sphagnum moss is a true moss, of the genus Sphagnum.
		The habitat destruction associated with harvesting Sphagnum is worrisome.
	www.sarracenia.com /faq/faq4520.html (860 words)

	Is There A Problem With Sphagnum Peat Moss? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sphagnum peat moss is widely used by gardeners as a soil amendment.
		Sphagnum peat moss is the dead, partially decomposed material that accumulates in the lower levels of the peat bog.
		Sphagnum moss, on the other hand, is the living moss that grows on top of a sphagnum bog.
	www.ipm.iastate.edu /ipm/hortnews/1994/7-15-1994/mossy.html (272 words)

	Sphagnum moss (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sphagnum mosses are common in marshlands and in areas of high rainfall in cool-temperate regions around the world, including New Zealand.
		Growths of Sphagnum have a characteristic lush, carpet-like form that is a distinctive pale yellow-green.
		Sphagnum moss is useful for its ability to hold large quantities of water when wet and for its ability to aerate and acidify soils.
	www.sbs.auckland.ac.nz /info/schools/nzplants/moss_sphagnum.htm (308 words)

	Sphagnum moss harvesting in Australia
		Sphagnum peatlands make up only a small fraction of the landscape of south-eastern Australia, but they are a distinctive and unique habitat.
		Sphagnum peatlands generally form in situations of relatively high rainfall and low evaporation, in areas never or rarely subject to drought, between 300 and 1500 m elevation and in infertile, anaerobic soils.
		Sphagnum moss growth rates appear to be relatively slow in Australia, as most peatlands occur in the montane and sub-alpine zone, with very few sites appearing viable for sustainable Sphagnum moss harvesting.
	www.environment.gov.au /biodiversity/trade-use/wild-harvest/plants/sphagnum.html (494 words)

	IPCC information sheets - Bog Moss - Sphagnum
		All of the larger plants on the bog are growing on the Sphagnum moss.
		Sphagnum mosses can hold up to 20 times their own weight in water.
		Sphagnum mosses grow from spores which are produced in fruiting bodies called capsules.
	www.ipcc.ie /infosphagnum.html (610 words)

	Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime - Sphagnum Moss
		Sphagnum moss can be found growing in damp or wet places such as beside streams or in damp woodlands.
		A common place to find Sphagnum moss is on bogs such as the raised bogs of lowland Scotland or the blanket bogs in the Northwest.
		A single Sphagnum moss plant is very tiny, growing close to many other types of Sphagnum plants, all providing support for each other.
	www.snh.org.uk /wildlifecrimeschools/index.asp?tm=66 (658 words)

	PERG > Projects > Sphagnum Ecology
		Sphagnum species are mosses which grow in humid environments.
		Sphagnum mosses play a major role in the formation and sustainability of peatlands.
		Sphagnum establishment was then monitored during four growing seasons.
	www.gret-perg.ulaval.ca /en_projets_04.html (672 words)

	Sphagnum
		Important to horticulture as the source of commercial sphagnum and sphagnum peat moss, the sponge-like plants also make interesting ornmentals where conditions are suitable.
		In full sun, sphagnum mosses often develop a range of interesting colors; they are less inclined to do this in shade.
		In their normal condition, sphagnum mosses will be saturated with water like a sponge filled to capacity.
	www.tripplebrookfarm.com /iplants/Sphagnum.html (180 words)

	Sphagnum Moss
		Sphagnum moss is usually stated as the wonder soil.
		Sphagnum is able to absorb many times its weight in water, but it also allows oxygen to meet with the plants delicate roots.
		Long-fibred sphagnum is usually found as long strands of dead sphagnum found beneath a layer of living sphagnum.
	members.fortunecity.com /zongyi/SoilSphagnum.htm (340 words)

	Morphology of Peat Moss (Sphagnum)
		Peat mosses can be easily recognized by their characteristic heads, which are approximately between a quarter and half an inch in diameter.
		Thus, the head of Sphagnum is a cluster of branches of various ages, with the youngest at the center and the most mature at the periphery.
		Sphagnum leaves have a characteristic single-layer cell net that distinguishes them from other mosses.
	www.botanik.univie.ac.at /~temsch/morpho.html (471 words)

	Sphagnum on the Heath
		Sphagnum is a spongy, usually waterlogged, green moss.
		The upper parts of the Heath are indeed drier because the underlying soil and “rock” are Bagshot Sands.
		As sphagnum would not be expected to occur on dry heathland, when it does occur, it is sufficiently unusual for it to be registered with English Nature as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (S.S.S.I).
	www.es.ucl.ac.uk /schools/Heath/Geology/sphagnum.htm (204 words)

	Sphagnum Moss vs Sphagnum Peat Moss (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Don't confuse sphagnum moss with sphagnum peat moss.
		Sphagnum peat moss is used as a soil conditioner by gardeners.
		All of the infected persons had been in contact with pine seedlings packed in sphagnum moss or with sphagnum moss alone, and all lesions were on the hands and arms.
	www.ext.vt.edu /departments/envirohort/articles/misc/sphagnum.html (525 words)

	Alaska’s Wilderness Medicines - Sphagnum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sphagnum follows the sedges in bog succession and creates an acid environment in peat bogs, where it exerts an important effect on drainage, erosion and permafrost.
		Sphagnum was used extensively for surgical dressings during the first World War, and by mothers in Lapland and North America for infants' cradle linings, diapers, and toilet paper.
		Sphagnum is often used for chinking log cabin walls.
	www.ankn.uaf.edu /Curriculum/Books/Viereck/vierecksphagnum.html (303 words)

	Sphagnum Moss
		Note: Please note that color of this sphagnum moss is not enhanced unlike mosses from New Zealand or Chile.
		This is just plain natural sphagnum moss that will grow any plant, with lot or little moisture.
		Super grade is perfect to orchids and these special projects where color and moss thickness is preferred and comes in 500 gram (1.1 lb), 1 kg (2.21 lb) and 5 kg (11 lb) bags.
	www.topiaryartworks.com /sphagnummoss.html (188 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for sphagnum
		Peat moss, or sphagnum, grows around the edge of the open water of a bog (peat is obtained from old bogs) and out on the surface.
		a large absorbent moss (genus Sphagnum, family Sphagnaceae) that grows in dense masses on boggy ground, where the lower parts decay slowly to form peat deposits.
		The Bog Trail boardwalk cuts through the 1,592-acre bog, which is filled with spongy sphagnum moss and layers of peat moss.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=sphagnum (757 words)

	Mosses and Liverworts in Wales: Sphagnum pulchrum
		The Latin suffix "pulchrum" means "beautiful", and indeed this is one of the most attractive of the Sphagnum mosses, with its regularly-arranged leaves and its deep orange-brown colour.
		It is exclusively a plant of raised bogs and occurs in wet depressions or pools, sometimes replacing the more common Sphagnum cuspidatum.
		Sphagnum pulchrum is known from only three 10km squares in Wales.
	home.clara.net /adhale/bryos/spulch.htm (70 words)

	Sphagnum Moss - Sustainable Use and Management
		Sphagnum peatlands usually form in sites of relatively high rainfall and low evaporation, in areas never or rarely subject to drought, and in infertile, anaerobic soils (lacking oxygen).
		In Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales, Sphagnum moss tends to die if it dries out in summer suggesting that Sphagnum peatlands in south-eastern Australia may be near their climatic limits.
		Sphagnum peatlands occur in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, usually between 300 and 1500 m elevation.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /veg/spag/spag.html (381 words)

	Donex - Sphagnum Moss (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sphagnum Moss has proven itself to be a versatile and useful product.
		Most recently the major use for Sphagnum Moss has been orchid cultivation, where its properties of holding up to 14 times its own weight of water and allowing good air circulation around the plants roots make it the perfect growing medium.
		Though it needs replacing more often, the plentiful supply of Chilean Sphagnum moss means it will be around for years to come.
	webnz.co.nz /donex/sphagnum_moss.html (298 words)

	Sphagnum Moss (Site not responding. Last check: )
		sphagnum moss instead of bark for his orchids.
		sphagnum, which is the finest quality and most expensive.
		North American and mainland Chinese sphagnum mosses are available for general horticultural purposes, but I cannot recommend these for orchid medium.
	www.notsogreenthumb.org /q_and_a/2002/02aug-sphagnum_moss.htm (173 words)

	Sphagnum Moss
		The ecosystem of these marshes is tightly controlled, and the sphagnum moss assists in retaining and holding the structure of the marshes.
		To protect these marshes, long-fibered sphagnum moss is gently harvested by "mossers" working in hip boots, who pull the moss, breaking it at the soil line, and prepare the water-laden sphagnum moss for commercial use.
		Long-fibered sphagnum moss is a perennial plant that propagates through a process known as sporing.
	www.mosserlee.com /whatis.html (402 words)

	Mosses and Liverworts in Wales: Sphagnum imbricatum
		This moss has the typical structure of Sphagnum mosses generally, with a cluster of side branches at the shoot apex forming a distinct "head" or " capitulum".
		It is distinguished by the rather short and stubby branches, rather like little cigars, and its predominantly golden-brown colour,intermixed with some green and yellow.
		Also visible in the photograph is the Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), an insectivorous plant of raised bogs, often associated with hummock-forming Sphagnum mosses.
	home.clara.net /adhale/bryos/saustin.htm (154 words)

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