Carrington Moss of years this raises the level of peat and forms a gently sloping dome (hence, raised). Such areas support a wide range of flora and fauna; "Sphagnum balticum", a medium-sized bog moss, was recorded on Carrington Moss in the 1880s, although locally it is now presumed to be extinct. Lancashire- or bog asphodel ("Narthecium ossifragum"), white beak-sedge ("Rhynchospora alba"), cranberries, bog-rosemary ("Andromeda polifolia"), and the cotton sedge have also been recorded. In 1923 species of trees recorded by E. Price Evans for the "Journal of Ecology" included English oak ("Quercus robur"), and common ash ("Fraxinus excelsior"). Undergrowth included common hazel
Moss Jernverk Schweigaard wrote in 1840, "The mining industry has been a school for mechanical and technical knowledge and insight." Not much is left from Moss Jernverk: most of the buildings were demolished. Among what is preserved are the administration building (the convention building) and the workers' buildings along the street north of the administration building. The mill by the waterfalls has also been preserved. Moss Jernverk Moss Jernverk (Moss Ironworks) was an ironwork in Moss, Norway. Established in 1704, it was for many years the largest workplace in the city, and melted ore, chiefly from Arendalsfeltet (a geologic province in Norway).