⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35166995, with some changes.

Sphagnum cuspidatum var. recurvum (P. Beauv.) Wilson is a synonym of Sphagnum cuspidatum subsp. recurvum (P. Beauv.) Hérib.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35166995) with original publication details: Fl. Nov.-Zel. 2: 58 58 1854.