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Tag: sphagnum moss

  • Quagmires, Sphagnum moss and WW1 wound dressings

    Quagmires, Sphagnum moss and WW1 wound dressings

    If you find yourself stuck fast in an area of seemingly stable ground that suddenly gives way underfoot and leaves you becoming engulfed and unable to go forwards or backwards, you’ve probably found yourself in a quagmire. Obviously, there may be current political parallels but this is about quagmires in which the predominant vegetation is Sphagnum…