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Sphagnum capillifolium, the red bogmoss, northern peat moss, acute-leaved bog-moss, or small red peat moss, is a species of peat moss native to Canada, the northern United States, Greenland, and Europe. Small red peat moss can be distinguished by its sweeping, outward-curving branches that resemble tresses.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Sphagnum
- Family
- Sphagnaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en small red peat moss en Northern Peatmoss en Acute-leaved Bog-moss
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