⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35167658, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Sphagnum capense .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35167658
) with original publication details: Hedwigia 30: 19. 1 f. 6; 4 f 19 1891.