sphagnum bog

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sphagnum bog [′sfag·nəm ′bäg]

(ecology)

A bog composed principally of mosses of the genusSphagnum(Sphagnales) but also of other plants, especially acid-tolerant species, which tend to form peat.

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Sphaeropleineae
Sphaeropsidaceae
Sphaeropsidales
Sphagnaceae
Sphagnales
Sphagnobrya
sphagnum
sphagnum bog
sphalerite
Sphecidae
Sphecoidea
Sphenacodontia
sphene
sphenethmoid
Spheniscidae

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