Red-Bog Moss
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Red-Bog Moss
Sphagnum capillifolium![Scale 5](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/5.png)
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FACT: The common name can be deceiving as it can range from red to pale green in colour. Like other Sphagnum species, it makes its environment acidic via a cation exchange mechanism and can store 30 times its mass in water due to hyaline cells containing pores.
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Graphic by Jennifer Deol