sphagnum
IPA: sfˈɑgnʌm
noun
- Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
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Examples of "sphagnum" in Sentences
- Poison sumac grows in the sphagnum bog.
- Sphagnum peat, with an air space underneath.
- There are some very large sphagnum hummocks.
- Generally, peat or sphagnum moss is the best.
- Sphagnum moss is also of economic importance.
- Sphagnum species also reproduce by fragmentation.
- Peat need not be formed by decayed Sphagnum moss.
- In the ACT a sphagnum bog is the source for the Cotter River.
- The acidic water slows the decay of the sphagnum moss and other plants.
- Although it is not exclusive, it is heavily dominated in sphagnum moss.
- Potting mixes often contain sphagnum peat moss from bogs in Canada or Ireland.
- Azaleas require highly acidic soil - such as sphagnum peat moss amended with gypsum and perhaps limestone.
- A fern-grass-sedge pampa covers the summit areas of the larger islands where moisture is retained in temporary pools and sphagnum moss.
- Some porous material such as sphagnum moss or excelsior (as here) is put on the open bottom and the flat watered by allowing it to stand in a sink or tub for
- It is very surprising to find certain relict habitats related to the northern European freshwater ecosystems, such as sphagnum peat bogs, and birch (Betula pendula) copses.
- From pillows of sphagnum that over millennia have built up this extraordinary place, carmine glitter of round-leaved sundew attracts the eye, slowly digesting its captured insect-life.
- But I certainly wasn't going to complain, especially when he retreated to the "prop range," the Botanic Garden greenhouse where hundreds of species were growing—the BBG boasts 1,600 species—to retrieve some Chilean sphagnum moss.
- They are used commercially to treat seedlings before setting them in the field to reduce shock.] (6) Use no medium, such as sphagnum moss, for the roots because it is unnecessary and causes a lot of fuss with the plant inspectors.
- I have an extremely vague recollection of Jerry in some interview or other mentioning "The Nursery Frieze," the Gorey work consisting of a long series of animals of indeterminate species, each uttering a single, odd word, like "sphagnum" ... "orrery" ... deadsongs. vue.168
- Materials needed to assemble your terrarium include gravel for drainage; sphagnum moss to keep the soil from sifting into the drainage area; potting mix without fertilizer; and accessories like gravel, miniature animals — whatever items that add a touch of whimsy to your terrarium.