Sphagnum capillifolium, the red bogmoss,[1] northern peat moss, acute-leaved bog-moss, or small red peat moss, is a species of peat moss native to Canada, the northern United States, Greenland, and Europe.

[2] Small red peat moss can be distinguished by its sweeping, outward-curving branches that resemble tresses.

Sphagnum moss can hold large amounts of water within its cells, up to 20 times its own weight.

This allows the moss to survive in wet, boggy habitats around rivers and lakes.

[3] Small red peat is a brownish-green to pinkish-red moss forming tight, carpet-like mounds.