Red Sphagnum

From: Mark Pogany (markp@en.com)
Date: Mon Oct 26 1998 - 14:58:33 PST

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 17:58:33 -0500
From: "Mark Pogany" <markp@en.com>
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Subject: Red Sphagnum

I recently received a small tuft of sphagnum from a friend. He was hiking in
West Virginia and while "in the bush" found a small bog containing large
amounts of very red, coarse sphagnum.

The overall color is small amounts of bright green with a predominantly red
purple hue. The growth tips are by far the most colourful, with an almost
crimson purplish cast.

What factors influence this colouration? My best guess is that there is a
very high tannic content to the surrounding water table in this bog.

Mark Pogany
Cleveland, Ohio

markp@en.com

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