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Sphagnum girgensohnii
Also called Common green peat moss, Girgensohn's bog-moss, White-toothed peat moss, Girgensohn's Peatmoss, Girgensohn's Peat Moss
Sphagnum girgensohnii, commonly known as Girgensohn's bogmoss, Girgensohn's sphagnum or common green peat moss, is a species of peat moss with a Holarctic and Indo-Malesian distribution. First described by Edmund Russow in 1865, it is a relatively robust moss species characterised by its green to straw-coloured appearance and distinctive branching pattern. The species typically grows in shaded, damp woodlands and on the edges of mires, forming loose mats particularly under birch and willow trees, and can be found from sea level to elevations of 2,200 m (7,200 ft). While it shows a mainly northern distribution pattern and is especially abundant in subarctic regions, it occurs throughout Europe from Portugal to Russia, being more common in upland areas. Despite facing threats from habitat degradation and land-use changes, S.
Sphagnum girgensohnii typically inhabits shaded environments where the peat layer is relatively thin and where there is notable influence from mineral-rich water. Rather than occurring in deep peat bogs, it favours damp woodland settings, grassy hillsides, and the edges of ditches. The species is particularly common along the margins of mires, especially in areas where fen woodland has developed. It characteristically grows above the water table, forming loose, scattered clumps or mats, often beneath birch (Betula) or willow (Salix) trees. The species shows considerable habitat flexibility, being found in wet depressions in swamps and dwarf shrub heaths, in addition to its typical woodland habitats.
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