- herbaceous peat
- An accumulation of organic material, decomposed to some degree that is predominantly the remains of sedges, reeds, cattails and other herbaceous plants.SSM
Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
herbaceous peat
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peat — Unconsolidated soil material consisting largely of undecomposed, or slightly decomposed, organic matter containing abundant plant fibers (e.g., fibric soil materials of Soil Taxonomy) and which accumulated under conditions of excessive… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
moss peat — An accumulation of organic material that is predominantly the remains of mosses (e.g., sphagnum moss). Compare: herbaceous peat, sedimentary peat, woody peat, peat, muck, and mucky peat. SSM … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
sedimentary peat — An accumulation of organic material that is predominantly the remains of floating aquatic plants (e.g., algae) and the remains and fecal material of aquatic animals, including coprogenous earth. Compare: herbaceous peat, moss peat, woody… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
woody peat — An accumulation of organic material that is predominantly composed of trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. Compare herbaceous peat, moss peat, sedimentary peat, peat, muck, and mucky peat. SSM … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
mucky peat — Unconsolidated soil material consisting primarily of organic matter that is in an intermediate stage of decomposition such that a significant part of the original material can be recognized and a significant part of the material cannot be… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
organic materials — [ soil survey ] Unconsolidated sediments or deposits in which carbon is an essential, substantial component. Several types of organic materials (deposits) can be identified based on the composition of the dominant fibers (grassy organic… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
muck — Unconsolidated soil material consisting primarily of highly decomposed organic material in which the original plant parts are not recognizable (e.g., sapric soil materials of Soil Taxonomy). It generally contains more mineral matter, fewer… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
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plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… … Universalium
Moss — For other uses, see Moss (disambiguation). Moss Temporal range: Carboniferous[1] – recent … Wikipedia
