''Sphagnum denticulatum'' is a species of

moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and ...

belonging to the family

Sphagnaceae The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus ''Sphagnum ''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, peat moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term ...

. It is widely distributed in Europe but it is also found in other parts of the world. In a study of the effect of the herbicide

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on moss growth, ''Sphagnum denticulatum'' was shown to be the third most sensitive to the herbicide out of the 18 species tested. The study concluded that it was

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to Asulam exposure.

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Plants described in 1826 denticulatum {{moss-stub