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Also Known As sphagnum moss • Sphagnidae • bog moss

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peat moss
sphagnum moss
peat bog
Overijssel: peat bog
Exposed peat bed with patches of green vegetation and scattered sticks near Avon Park, Florida, with a line of trees in the background.
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