Spiky bog-moss
SPHAGNUM SQUARROSUM
Spiky bog-moss is a large, light green moss with spiky arm-leaves. It has a sharp visible pointed tip of the loop and long-pointed pale green branches. Spiky bog-moss belongs to the large moss family Spaghnum.
Spiky bog-moss grows in dense peat forests and on grassy bogs and at times flooded areas such as waterfronts. The species is fairly demanding in terms of nutrient content in flood-prone areas. Prevalence area covers up to the northern hemisphere, from temperate zone to the tundra.
Spiky bog-moss, as it is called, has a "spiky" appearance and forms sparse-leaved growths. In the old days, drinking water could be squeezed out of Sphagnum mosses because of their acidity, which prevents bacteria from surviving in the water.
Spiky bog-moss
SPHAGNUM SQUARROSUM
wood | deadwood | stage of development | key biotopes |
---|---|---|---|
aspen | aspen | 1-5y | grove |
birch | birch | 6-20y | ridge |
pine | pine | 21-50y | rock |
spruce | spruce | 51-100y | spring |
other | other | stream | |
swamp |