Sphagnum

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:cellType chlorophyllose cells
hyaline cells
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sphagnopsida
gptkbp:commonName peat moss
gptkbp:conservationStatus not globally threatened
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1753
gptkbp:distribution cosmopolitan
gptkbp:ecologicalRole carbon sequestration
water retention
gptkbp:family gptkb:Sphagnaceae
gptkbp:growthForm marina
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:wetlands
bogs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sphagnum
gptkbp:importantFor habitat for rare species
acidifies environment
forms peatlands
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Plantae
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity peat production
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Sphagnum_angustifolium
gptkb:Sphagnum_capillifolium
gptkb:Sphagnum_compactum
gptkb:Sphagnum_contortum
gptkb:Sphagnum_cuspidatum
gptkb:Sphagnum_fallax
gptkb:Sphagnum_fuscum
gptkb:Sphagnum_girgensohnii
gptkb:Sphagnum_magellanicum
gptkb:Sphagnum_palustre
gptkb:Sphagnum_papillosum
gptkb:Sphagnum_russowii
gptkb:Sphagnum_squarrosum
gptkb:Sphagnum_subnitens
gptkb:Sphagnum_subsecundum
gptkb:Sphagnum_tenellum
gptkb:Sphagnum_teres
gptkb:Sphagnum_warnstorfii
gptkb:Sphagnum_wulfianum
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies about 380
gptkbp:order gptkb:Sphagnales
gptkbp:photosynthesisType Chlorophyll
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Bryophyta
gptkbp:reproduction vegetative
spores
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Sphagnum_cymbifolium
gptkbp:usedFor horticulture
fuel (as peat)
wound dressing (historically)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:marina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4