Sphagnum fallax

Appearing in a range of colors from green to yellow green to yellow brown. This is a medium plant that grows in a carpet and can be found terrestrially or submerged in water, standing upright. Five rows of wavy leaves, lance-like in shape, 1-2mm long, at the branch, which can be neatly arranged together or spaced apart, having a star-shape, domed apical head from a top-down view. Height range is from 8cm to 20cm tall when damp, and may shrink when dry.

Has a wide range across the Northern Hemisphere, growing in moist to wet, cool environments in some areas of Asia, northern Europe, and North America. Can be found in the water or on the water's edges of moist meadows, fens, swamps, and bogs, thriving in shade and partial sunshine. Grows attached to rocks and rooted in the soil.