Sphagnum Synonyms

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Any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. peat-moss
  2. sphagnum-moss
  3. bog moss

Words Related to Sphagnum

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. bog-mosses
  2. capillifolium
  3. eriophorum
  4. vaginatum
  5. papillosum
  6. cottongrass
  7. liverwort
  8. scirpus
  9. hare-s-tail
  10. hummock-forming
  11. deergrass

Sphagnum Sentence Examples

  • Each plant bears a bright rose-purple flower that shows well on its bed of Sphagnum, Cranberry, and Sedge.

  • A shady moist spot with a northern exposure is best, and the soil should be a mixture of well-rotted manure and Sphagnum.

  • It is less trouble out of doors than under glass; indeed, it only requires a moderately wet bog in a light spongy soil of fibrous peat and chopped Sphagnum Moss.

  • Small pots, with a little bit of dry Sphagnum Moss inside, inverted on the tops of stakes, also form good traps.

  • It is a good plant for the bog garden or for damp spots in the rock garden, in an open and fully-exposed position with the choicer bog plants, in fibrous peat well mixed with Sphagnum Moss, which is common in marshy places.

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