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Habitats
A floating acid peat mat with sphagnum, pitcher plants, cranberry and tamarack.
Field facts
HabitatKettle-hole basins left by glaciers
RangeFar northern Indiana
When to lookBest June to August
StatusState rare; a handful of intact sites (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesFen, Cattail marsh
Field note: Bog water is so acidic and low in nutrients that plants eat insects to get nitrogen.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Boardwalk only. The mat is alive, thin and unforgiving.
The peat mat floats over deep water — never step off a boardwalk.
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