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Sphagnum teres
Also called Rigid Bog Moss
Sphagnum teres, rigid bogmoss, is a peat moss from the Sphagnaceae family found across the Northern Hemisphere, usually in wet, mineral-fed fens and peatlands. It is grown only as a wetland or bog-garden moss and needs constant moisture.
Sphagnum teres, or rigid bogmoss, is a species of moss from the Sphagnaceae family. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, it grows in mountainous areas in the southern part of its range. It thrives in fertile, minerotrophic peatlands. It is characterized by a clearly visible terminal bud in the middle part of the head and usually a dark brown stem.
Sphagnum teres has a broad trophic spectrum; it occurs in eutrophic and mesotrophic peatlands, as well as fens. However, these habitats are always minerotrophically fed, meaning they are nourished by waters that have previously flowed through mineral substrates. The species is tolerant of varying moisture levels and shade but prefers open areas, rarely growing in thickets or sparse forests, always in locations that are at least damp or wet. It is frequently found in basophilic soligenous peatlands and moss-rich communities within the tundra. It is usually accompanied by other Sphagnum that prefer habitats with higher trophic status, such as Sphagnum warnstorfii, S. subnitens, S. centrale, S. squarrosum, and S. girgensohnii. Common vascular plant companions include common reed, sedges, and rushes.
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