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This name record (from Tropicos) is not included in version 1.1 of The Plant List. It is possible the same name is included from a different data source, to check this you can search for Sphagnum purpureum in version 1.1 of The Plant List.

Sphagnum purpureum C.E.O. Jensen is a synonym of Sphagnum rubellum Wilson

This name is a synonym of Sphagnum rubellum Wilson.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35175047) with original publication details: Festskr. Bot. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 91 91 1890.