⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35167323, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Sphagnum meridense .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35167323
) with original publication details: Hedwigia 29: 190. 4 f. 3; 7 f. 17 190 1890.