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Kōrero: Mosses

Sphagnum moss

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Sphagnum moss

Extensive masses of Sphagnum moss species are made up of tufts of leafy branches spread along an upright, flexible stem, which extends for tens of centimetres into swampy ground.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10056163

by W. J. Cooper

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Maggy Wassilieff, Mosses – New Zealand mosses, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10770/sphagnum-moss (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.