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Sphagnum Sporophytes Spores GerminationWritten 14th of November 2017 by Koen ClaeysHello Sphagnum-enthousiasts! Last spring (2017)...

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Do you grow Sphagnum already and would like to know what species it is?You can try to identify it, using Dichotomous key or write ...

How to grow SphagnumThe essential element in the cultivation of the sphagnum is water.The water has to be strictly demineralised (...

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Dichotomous key to European species of Sphagnum Part 3Taken from the book "Handbook of European Sphagna, ed. 2 - Institute of Terr...

Dichotomous key to European species of Sphagnum Part 2Taken from the book "Handbook of European Sphagna, ed. 2 - Institute of Terr...

Dichotomous key to European species of Sphagnum Part 1Taken from the book "Handbook of European Sphagna, ed. 2 - Institute of Terr...

Sphagnum fuscum A81 Estonia This is the dichotomous key with which the A81 culture was analyzed. The images shown were made to the optical microscope by analyzing samples taken from culture A81. For the full dichotomous key, read this blog  1Cortical cells or branches (and usually at least the internal one of stem...

Sphagnum auriculatum S21 Umbria (ITA)Rather small, low growing to rather tall; various shades of yellow-brown variegated with orange (never deep red), green only in dense shade.This is the dichotomous key with which the S21 culture was analyzed. The images shown were made to the optical microscope by analyzing samples taken from culture S...

Sphagnum subsecundum S11 Umbria (ITA)Rather small, low growing to rather tall; various shades of yellow-brown variegated with orange (never deep red), green only in dense shade.This is the dichotomous key with which the S11 culture was analyzed. The images shown were made to the optical microscope by analyzing samples taken from culture S...

Sphagnum cristatum P41 New Zealand This is the dichotomous key with which the P41 culture was analyzed. The images shown were made to the optical microscope by analyzing samples taken from culture P41. For the full dichotomous key, read this blog  1Cortical cells or branches (and usually at least the internal one ...

Sphagnum papillosum P21Connemara (IRE)Robust and tumid (similar to S. palustre and sometimes difficult to diatinguish from that species in the field); typically rather short, pale ochre-brown throughout, though commonly green or yellowish; capitulum often brown but never red.  A common and widely distributed species of open acid peatlands, gro...

Sphagnum palustre P12 Unknown Location This is the dichotomous key with which the P12 culture was analyzed. The images shown were made to the optical microscope by analyzing samples taken from culture P12. For the full dichotomous key, read this blog  1Cortical cells or branches (and usually at least the internal ...