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Sphagnum fallax
Also called Flat-topped bog-moss, Flat Top Bogmoss, Flat Top Peat Moss
Sphagnum fallax, the flat-topped bogmoss, is a moss species in the genus Sphagnum
While called the flat-topped bogmoss, another common name for S. fallax is the Tricky Peat moss.
Has a wide range across the Northern Hemisphere, growing in moist to wet, cool environments in some areas of Asia, northern Europe, and North America. Can be found in the water or on the water's edges of moist meadows, fens, swamps, and bogs, thriving in shade and partial sunshine. Grows attached to rocks and rooted in the soil.
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