Talk:Sphagnum

message: Someone should add something about the harvesting of peat moss being  environmentally damaging. Peat moss protects endangered peat bogs, without it the bogs dry out and are lost. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.12.166.85 (talk) 18:07, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: some people disagree: — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.159.160.242 (talk) 12:12, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  harvesting peat moss environmentally damaging 

message: The article talks about a sustainable yield programme from the Department of Conservation, this is not correct - they allow full scale harvesting on their land and receive substantial revenue especially the West Coast region.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mossy nz (talk • contribs) 10:46, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  sustainable yield programme 

message: Perhaps something should be said about sphag as medium for tree seedlings. Horticulturalists use it for some growing, foresters allow black spruce to be planted in the moss and many species of tree naturally grow in it. cool  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.68.85.27 (talk) 02:22, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  medium for tree seedlings 

message: I added something to the Conservation section on whether peat moss is a non-renewable resource. I do community gardening, am environmentally responsible generally, but I do use peat.  I was surprised not to find this issue addressed here.  I tried to briefly give a balanced view of pros and cons regarding whether peat is renewable and to what extent mining peat is damaging the environment.  I would welcome corrections/changes by more experienced/knowledgeable contributors.  --Bmorrisett (talk) 16:10, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conservation section 

message: Question: What is the NPK of Peat Moss?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ribazole (talk • contribs) 06:16, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: NPK of Peat Moss?

message: The articles in several of the other wikis hold a lot of additional info for those who wish to do some translating - da: de: 4 lt: fi: and sv: seem particularly useful. I've added some of the species names across, though these should be checked against other floristic sources for verification - MPF 15:30, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: More info

message: The article states 120 species, which comes from .  Another source ( says, nearly 350 species.  It's unclear which is the more reliable source.  -- RoySmith (talk) 00:44, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of species? 

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message: Thank you, previous contributors, for finding factoids, sentences, and other fragmented information on moss and citing them. We need to turn this into coherent, well written article. I aim to take a run at this. Moss scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer would be a good source for those that want to help. Her book Gathering Moss is both scientific, citable, and well written. Wish me luck, and chip in if you will!
thanks, Ben 72.141.106.240 (talk) 11:58, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Needs Work 

message: There is no mention of where they grow other than some specific locations in the Northern Hemisphere. Along with this there is no information on what temperature range they live in, or any actual statement of what type of ecosystems they live in. It is only implied by the pictures and some parts talking about other things. Also 'Geological Distribution' should be changed to 'Habitats'.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1702:47F0:DBB0:89B0:F1FB:B0EF:4278 (talk) 18:16, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Habitat? 

message: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphagnum#Chile
"changing by the way also of the local hydrology" - is this supposed to say "also changing the local hydrology" ? 2600:8807:4804:9C1D:598B:3120:EF6:15C1 (talk) 03:27, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not sure what the writer means to say 

message: Great article! I have some remarks I would like to share.
I noticed there were was no mention of bogs or fens nor their biological and chemical differences in relation to how they form and how they behave differently.
I also think that there should be a heading for climate change. This is evidently becoming a more pronounced reality and understanding the role of peat-bogs in combatting climate change is important, therefore; further mention of the effect of climate change on peat-bogs' ability to sequester carbon should be mentioned since their ability to do so depends on thermal and hydrologic regimes. 
Numbers. I think some numbers that need to be added are: percentage/amount of carbon sequestered globally, global area of peat-bogs, global area of peat-bogs being harvested, global area of destroyed peat-bogs.
This article is a vital source of information for many people, and serves to spearhead the dispersion of knowledge to those that are beginning to develop their environmental awareness. These topics would be critical to consider adding to give this article more depth and breadth. IkeSOH (talk) 16:20, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The content proposed by @IkeSOH honestly belongs in sub-sections of Bog or maybe Peat or Carbon sequestration. This article is about the genus Sphagnum. Polytrichum commune (talk) 14:15, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I have COMPLETELY changed my mind. Polytrichum commune (talk) 14:26, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Points to think about adding. 

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