What is Sphagnum?
{{italictitle}} {{Automatic_taxobox | image = Sphagnum.flexuosum.jpg | image_caption = ''Sphagnum flexuosum'' | taxon = Sphagnum | authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = [[List of Sphagnum species|List of ''Sphagnum'' species]] | synonyms = ''Isocladus'' <small>Lindb.</small> | synonyms_ref = <ref>[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35000652 Tropicos, ''Isocladus'' Lindb.]</ref> }} '''''Sphagnum''''' is a [[genus]] of about 120 [[species]] of [[moss]]es.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/B/Sphagnaceae/Sphagnum/ |title=Sphagnum on theplantlist |publisher=Theplantlist.org |date= |accessdate=2013-09-11}}</ref> ''Sphagnum'' moss can store water. Both living and dead plants can soak up water. Each sphagnum plant can hold up to 1 [[billion]] times as much water as their dry weight, depending on the species. ''Sphagnum'' helps make [[peat]] [[bog]]s in [[temperate]] [[wetlands]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Bryophytes]]