Sphagnales

The Sphagnales is an order of mosses with four living genera: Ambuchanania, Eosphagnum, Flatbergium, and Sphagnum.
The genus Sphagnum contains the largest number of species currently discovered (about 200, number varying according to the various authors). The other genera are currently limited to one species each.^[1]

Division:Bryophyta

Class:Sphagnopsida

Subclass:Sphagnidae

Order:Sphagnales
Limpr.

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Peat moss Temporal range: Triassic to recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
A clump of Sphagnum, peat moss
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Sphagnopsida
Subclass:	Sphagnidae
Order:	Sphagnales Limpr.
Families
Ambuchananiaceae Flatbergiaceae Sphagnaceae

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