⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35167444, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Sphagnum palustre var. contortum .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35167444
) with original publication details: Flora 69: 424 424 1886.