species 2,051 observations

Flat-top Bogmoss

Sphagnum fallax

Field notes

Sphagnum fallax, the flat-topped bogmoss, is a moss species in the genus Sphagnum

While called the flat-topped bogmoss, another common name for S. fallax is the Tricky Peat moss.

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided