Author: Joannis Hedwig
Publication date and citation: 1816, Suppl.1, Vol. 1, Tab 6
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Ireland – Sphagnum cuspidatum Ehrh. ex Hoffm.
Bryophytes, which include mosses, form an important and sometimes conspicuous component of many plant communities. Cool, temperate areas, especially in the high latitudes, provide an environment where bogs and peat deposits are formed, primarily from various species of Sphagnum. Seemingly humble, mosses are of great economic and scientific importance. They produce the peat moss used in horticulture and are a source of fuel. Mosses are also indicator species for pollution and global climate change. The Garden’s research program includes one of the largest groups of bryologists at any institution in the world. These researchers study mosses from around the globe, but particularly those of Asia, Africa, and tropical America.
Peter Wyse Jackson’s Ireland’s Generous Nature is the first ever comprehensive account of the historical and present day uses of wild plant species in Ireland. Detailing more than 1,500 wild plants, it records a wealth of traditional knowledge about Irish plant use.
Art and Science in the Garden for the World 