⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35167442, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Sphagnum palustre var. brachycladum .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35167442
) with original publication details: Flora 69: 426 426 1886.