Sphagnum moss has remarkable water absorption (up to 20 times its own weight in water), plus benefits as a growing medium and attractive natural appearance, making it a great material for gardeners.

Nils Malmer, Brita M. Svensson, , Interactions between Sphagnum Mosses and Field Layer Vascular Plants in the Development of Peat-Forming Systems, Folia Geobotanica & Phytotaxonomica, Vol. 29, No. 4, ...

Sphagnum moss only grows in northern bogs or wetlands. About 90% of the peat that is used in North America comes from commercially mined Canadian peat bogs.

Sphagnum moss ecosystems (peat bogs) are perhaps, pound for pound, the most powerful carbon sinks on the planet. A mossy peat bog can hold twice as much carbon per hectare as a redwood forest!

RENTON — The pattern and purposefulness of a sphagnum moss bog’s diminutive hills call to mind nature sculpture by artist Andrew Goldsworthy. But the only thing human beings have to do with ...

Bogs may be many feet deep with sphagnum on the top and decaying “peat” on the bottom. Moss is a sustainable crop as long as it is allowed to regenerate — typically more than 10 years.

One of a series of specimens showing the use of sphagnum moss for surgical dressings as developed during World War I. This material was contributed to the museum in 1920 by Dr. Arno Viehoever, U.S.

Sphagnum Moss is a prehistoric plant that was left here when the glaciers passed through leaving a lake near central Wisconsin. The moss survived under the frozen lake for thousands of years. Now it’s ...

Amanda Laatikainen, Tiina H. M. Kolari, Teemu Tahvanainen. Sphagnum moss layer growth after restoration of forestry‐drained peatlands in Finland. Restoration Ecology, 2025; DOI: 10.1111/rec.70008 ...