The Sphagnales is an order of
moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and ...
es with four living genera: ''
Ambuchanania'', ''
Eosphagnum'', ''
Flatbergium'', and ''
Sphagnum
''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, peat moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat). Accumulations of ''Sphagnum'' can store wa ...
''.
The genus ''Sphagnum'' contains the largest number of species currently discovered (about 200, number varying according to the various authors). The other genera are currently limited to one species each.
References
Moss orders
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