Sphagnum magellanicum, commonly called Magellanic bogmoss, Magellan's sphagnum, Magellan's peatmoss or midway peat moss, is a widespread species of moss found in wet boreal forest in the far south and southwest of South America, North America and Eurasia.
The red-purple colour visible all or parts of the leaves is very distinctive. It forms low cushions and mats within freshwater bogs.
In the 2010s Sphagnum peat in Chile has begun to be harvested at large scales for export to countries like Japan, ...