sphagn-, sphagno-, sphagni-

(Greek: moss)

sphagnicole (verb), sphagnicoles; sphagnicoled; sphagnicoling: moss
Living in peat-moss.
sphagnophile
Thriving on peat moss, or in peat moss-rich habitats.
sphagnophilous
In biology, dwelling on or among sphagnum (a kind of moss).
sphagnous
Relating to, or abounding in sphagnum or any of an order (Sphagnales, containing a single genus Sphagnum) of atypical mosses that grow only in wet acid areas where their remains become compacted with other plant debris to form peat.
sphagnum, sphagnum moss
1. Any of an order of atypical mosses that grow only in wet acid areas where their remains become compacted with other plant debris to form peat moss.
2. Any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum, the decomposed remains of which form peat.