List of Sphagnum species explained

Around 380 species are currently recognised in the peat-moss genus Sphagnum:^[1]

A

• Sphagnum aciphyllum Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum acutifolioides Warnst.
• Sphagnum acutirameum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum aequalipunctatum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum aequiporosum Warnst.
• Sphagnum affine Renauld & Cardot
• Sphagnum africanum Welw. & Duby
• Sphagnum alaskense R.E. Andrus & Janssens
• Sphagnum alegrense Warnst.
• Sphagnum algentryi H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum amazonense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum amazonicum H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
• Sphagnum amoenoides H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum amoenum Warnst.
• Sphagnum andersonianum R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum andrusii (H.A. Crum) Flatberg
• Sphagnum angermanicum Melin
• Sphagnum angustifolium (Warnst.) C.E.O. Jensen
• Sphagnum annulatum Warnst.
• Sphagnum antarense Wijk & Zanten
• Sphagnum antioquiense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum aongstroemii C. Hartm.
• Sphagnum arcticum Flatberg & Frisvoll
• Sphagnum atlanticum R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum atroligneum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum austinii Sull.
• Sphagnum australe Mitt.
• Sphagnum austro-americanum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum azuayense H.A. Crum

B

• Sphagnum balslevii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum balticum (Russow) C.E.O. Jensen
• Sphagnum barclayae H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum bartlettianum Warnst.
• Sphagnum beccarii Hampe
• Sphagnum beothuk R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum bergianum R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum beringiense A.J. Shaw, R.E. Andrus & B. Shaw
• Sphagnum billbuckii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum bocainense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum boliviae Warnst.
• Sphagnum boomii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum bordasii Besch.
• Sphagnum borneoense Warnst.
• Sphagnum bourbonense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum boyacanum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum brachybolax Müll. Hal. ex Warnst.
• Sphagnum brachycaulon Müll. Hal. ex Warnst.
• Sphagnum brasiliense Warnst.
• Sphagnum breedlovei H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum brevifolium (Lindb.) Roll
• Sphagnum brevirameum Hampe
• Sphagnum buckianum H.A. Crum

C

• Sphagnum calymmatophyllum Warnst. & Cardot
• Sphagnum campbellianum Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum camusii (Cardot) Warnst.
• Sphagnum capense Hornsch.
• Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw.
• Sphagnum carneum Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
• Sphagnum carolinianum R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum cavernulosum Flatberg & Whinam
• Sphagnum centrale C.E.O. Jensen
• Sphagnum ceylonicum Mitt. ex Warnst.
• Sphagnum chevalieri Warnst.
• Sphagnum chi-chinese H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum chinense Brid.
• Sphagnum cleefii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum columniforme H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum compactum Lam. & DC.
• Sphagnum complanatum Flatberg & Whinam
• Sphagnum concinnum (Berggr.) Flatberg
• Sphagnum condensatum Brid.
• Sphagnum conflatum Müll. Hal. ex Warnst.
• Sphagnum connectens Warnst. & Cardot
• Sphagnum contortulum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum contortum Schultz
• Sphagnum coryphaeum Warnst.
• Sphagnum costae H.A. Crum & Pinheiro da Costa
• Sphagnum crassiangulatum Griazeva
• Sphagnum cribriforme H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum cribrosum Lindb.
• Sphagnum crispatum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum cristatum Hampe
• Sphagnum cruegeri Cardot
• Sphagnum crumii Schaf.-Verw.
• Sphagnum cucullatum Warnst.
• Sphagnum cuculliforme H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum cundinamarcanum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum curicuriariense H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
• Sphagnum curvatulum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum cuspidatulum Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum cuspidatum Ehrh. ex Hoffm.
• Sphagnum cyclocladum Warnst.
• Sphagnum cyclophyllum Sull. & Lesq.

D

• Sphagnum davidii Warnst.
• Sphagnum delamboyense Schaf.-Verw.
• Sphagnum delicatum Griazeva
• Sphagnum densirameum Dixon
• Sphagnum denticulatum Brid.
• Sphagnum derrumbense Warnst.
• Sphagnum diblastoides H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum diblastum Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum dicladum Warnst.
• Sphagnum dimorphophyllum H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
• Sphagnum dissimile Roiv.
• Sphagnum divisum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum dominii Kavina
• Sphagnum dubiosum Warnst.
• Sphagnum dusenioides Roiv.

E

• Sphagnum efibrillosum A.L. Andrews
• Sphagnum ehyalinum A.J. Shaw & Goffinet
• Sphagnum elenkini Semenov
• Sphagnum engelii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum ericetorum Brid.
• Sphagnum eschowense Warnst.
• Sphagnum exile H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum exquisitum H.A. Crum

F

• Sphagnum falcatulum Besch.
• Sphagnum falcatum (Russow) Limpr.
• Sphagnum fallax H. Klinggr.
• Sphagnum fimbriatum Wilson
• Sphagnum fitzgeraldii Renauld & Cardot
• Sphagnum flaccidifolium Dixon ex A. Johnson
• Sphagnum flaccidum Besch.
• Sphagnum flavicaule Warnst.
• Sphagnum flavicomans (Cardot) Warnst.
• Sphagnum flexuosum Dozy & Molk.
• Sphagnum fontanum Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum frahmii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum fraudulentum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum funkiae H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum fuscovinosum Seppelt & H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) H. Klinggr.

G

• Sphagnum garysmithii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum geraisense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum girgensohnii Russow
• Sphagnum globicephalum Müll. Hal. ex Warnst.
• Sphagnum gomezii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum gordjogini Semenov
• Sphagnum gracile Michx.
• Sphagnum gracilescens Hampe ex Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum griseum Warnst.
• Sphagnum guanabarae H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum guwassanense Warnst.

H

• Sphagnum hamiltonii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum hampeanum Venturi
• Sphagnum harleyi H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum hegewaldii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum helenicum Warnst.
• Sphagnum helmsii Warnst.
• Sphagnum henryense Warnst.
• Sphagnum hercynicum Warnst.
• Sphagnum hertelianum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum herteri H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum holtii Warnst.
• Sphagnum homophyllum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum huilense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum hypnoides (A. Braun ex Bruch) Brid.

I

• Sphagnum imbricatum Hornsch. ex Russow
• Sphagnum imperforatum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum incertum Warnst. & Cardot
• Sphagnum incommodum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum inexspectatum Flatberg
• Sphagnum inretortum H.A. Crum (now placed in genus Eosphagnum in Ambuchananiaceae)
• Sphagnum inundatum Russow
• Sphagnum irwinii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum isophyllum (Russow) Russow
• Sphagnum isoviitae Flatberg
• Sphagnum itabense H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
• Sphagnum itatiaiae Müll. Hal. & Warnst.

J

• Sphagnum jensenii H. Lindb.
• Sphagnum juliforme H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum junghuhnianum Dozy & Molk.

K

• Sphagnum kenaiense R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum khasianum Mitt.
• Sphagnum kiiense Warnst.
• Sphagnum krylovi Semenov
• Sphagnum kushiroense H. Suzuki

L

• Sphagnum laceratum Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
• Sphagnum laegaardii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum lankesteri H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum lapazense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum laxirameum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum laxiramosum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum laxulum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum lenense Pohle
• Sphagnum leonii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum lescurii Sull.
• Sphagnum leucobryoides T. Yamag., Seppelt & Z. Iwats. (now placed in genus Ambuchanania in family Ambuchananiaceae)
• Sphagnum lewisii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum liesneri H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum limbatum Mitt.
• Sphagnum lindbergii Schimp.
• Sphagnum livonicum (Russow ex Warnst.) G. Roth
• Sphagnum lojense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum longicomosum Müll. Hal. ex Warnst.
• Sphagnum longistolo Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum loricatum Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum luetzelburgii H.K.G. Paul ex H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum luzonense Warnst.

M

• Sphagnum macrophyllum Bernh. ex Brid.
• Sphagnum maegdefraui H. Suzuki
• Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.
• Sphagnum magistri H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum majus (Russow) C.E.O. Jensen
• Sphagnum mathieui Warnst.
• Sphagnum matogrossense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum mcqueenii R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum mendocinum Sull.
• Sphagnum meridense (Hampe) Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum microcarpum Warnst.
• Sphagnum microcuspidatum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum microporum Warnst. ex Cardot
• Sphagnum minutulum Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
• Sphagnum miquelonense (Renauld & Cardot) Warnst.
• Sphagnum mirabile Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
• Sphagnum mirum Flatberg & Thingsg.
• Sphagnum mississippiense R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum molle Sull.
• Sphagnum molliculum Mitt.
• Sphagnum moronum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum mosenii Warnst.
• Sphagnum multifibrosum X.J. Li & M. Zang
• Sphagnum multiporosum H.A. Crum

N

• Sphagnum negrense Mitt.
• Sphagnum nemoreum Scop.
• Sphagnum nepalense H. Suzuki
• Sphagnum nitidulum Warnst.
• Sphagnum nitidum Warnst.
• Sphagnum noryungasense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum novae-caledoniae Paris & Warnst.
• Sphagnum novo-guineense M. Fleisch. & Warnst.
• Sphagnum novo-zelandicum Mitt.

O

• Sphagnum obliquefibrosum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum obtusiusculum Lindb. ex Warnst.
• Sphagnum obtusum Warnst.
• Sphagnum olafii Flatberg
• Sphagnum oligoporum Warnst. & Cardot
• Sphagnum oregonense R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum orientale L.I. Savicz
• Sphagnum ornatum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum orthocladum Bryhn
• Sphagnum ovalifolium Warnst.
• Sphagnum ovatum Hampe
• Sphagnum oxyphyllum Warnst.

P

• Sphagnum pacificum Flatberg
• Sphagnum pallens Warnst. & Cardot
• Sphagnum palustre L.
• Sphagnum papillosum Lindb.
• Sphagnum paranense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum parcoramosum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum patulum (Schimp.) Roll
• Sphagnum pauciporosum Warnst.
• Sphagnum pendulirameum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum perfoliatum L.I. Savicz
• Sphagnum perforatum Warnst.
• Sphagnum perichaetiale Hampe
• Sphagnum perrieri Thér.
• Sphagnum personatum Roiv.
• Sphagnum planifolium Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum platyphylloides Warnst.
• Sphagnum platyphylloideum Warnst.
• Sphagnum platyphyllum (Lindb.) Warnst.
• Sphagnum plumulosum Roll
• Sphagnum pluriporosum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum poasense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum portoricense Hampe
• Sphagnum priceae H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum procerum Schimp. ex Warnst.
• Sphagnum pseudomedium Warnst.
• Sphagnum pseudoramulinum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum pulchrum (Lindb.) Warnst.
• Sphagnum pulvinatum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum punctaesporites Rouse
• Sphagnum pungens G. Roth
• Sphagnum pungifolium X.J. Li
• Sphagnum pycnocladulum Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum pylaesii Brid.

Q

• Sphagnum quinquefarium (Lindb.) Warnst.

R

• Sphagnum ramulinum Warnst.
• Sphagnum reclinatum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv.
• Sphagnum reichardtii Hampe
• Sphagnum richardsianum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum rio-negrense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum riparium Ångström
• Sphagnum ripense H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
• Sphagnum robinsonii Warnst.
• Sphagnum robustum (Warnst.) Roll
• Sphagnum roraimense Warnst.
• Sphagnum roseum Warnst.
• Sphagnum rotundatum Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
• Sphagnum rotundifolium Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
• Sphagnum rubellum Wilson
• Sphagnum rubiginosum Flatberg
• Sphagnum rubroflexuosum R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum rugegense Warnst.
• Sphagnum rugense Warnst.
• Sphagnum russowii Warnst.
• Sphagnum rutenbergii Müll. Hal.

S

• Sphagnum sancto-josephense H.A. Crum & Crosby
• Sphagnum sanguinale Warnst.
• Sphagnum santanderense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum schliephackeanum (Warnst.) Roll
• Sphagnum schultzii Warnst.
• Sphagnum schwabeanum H.K.G. Paul
• Sphagnum scorpioides (Hampe) H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum sehnemii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum semisquarrosum (Russow) Lepage
• Sphagnum septatoporosum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum septatum Warnst.
• Sphagnum sericeum Müll. Hal. (transferred to genus Flatbergium in family Flatbergiaceae)
• Sphagnum simplex Fife
• Sphagnum simplicicaulis H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum simplicissimum Lour.
• Sphagnum sipmanii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum sitchense R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum skyense Flatberg
• Sphagnum slooveri A. Eddy
• Sphagnum sonsonense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum sordidum Müll. Hal. ex Warnst.
• Sphagnum sparsum Hampe
• Sphagnum speciosum (Russow) H. Klinggr.
• Sphagnum splendens Maass
• Sphagnum squarrifolium Warnst.
• Sphagnum squarrosum Crome
• Sphagnum steerei R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum stollei Roll
• Sphagnum strictum Sull.
• Sphagnum subacutifolium Schimp.
• Sphagnum subaequifolium Hampe
• Sphagnum subbalticum Warnst.
• Sphagnum subditivum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum subfalcatulum Roiv.
• Sphagnum subfulvum Sjors
• Sphagnum subhomophyllum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum submedium Warnst.
• Sphagnum subnitens Russow & Warnst.
• Sphagnum subobesum Warnst.
• Sphagnum subovalifolium Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
• Sphagnum subrigidum Hampe & Lorentz
• Sphagnum subrufescens Warnst.
• Sphagnum subsecundoides H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
• Sphagnum subsecundum Nees
• Sphagnum subserratum Roiv.
• Sphagnum subtile (Russow) Warnst.
• Sphagnum sucrei H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum sumapazense H.A. Crum

T

• Sphagnum tabuleirense O. Yano & H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum talbotianum R.E. Andrus
• Sphagnum tenellum (Brid.) Brid.
• Sphagnum tenerum Sull. & Lesq. ex Sull.
• Sphagnum teres (Schimp.) Ångström
• Sphagnum tescorum Flatberg
• Sphagnum torreyanum Sull.
• Sphagnum tosaense Warnst.
• Sphagnum triangulare (Mamczar) N.O. Fred.
• Sphagnum trinitense Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum triporosum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum trirameum H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum troendelagicum Flatberg
• Sphagnum trollii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum truncatum Hornsch.
• Sphagnum tumidulum Besch.
• Sphagnum tundrae Flatberg
• Sphagnum turgens Warnst.
• Sphagnum turgescens Warnst.
• Sphagnum typicum Meyl.

U

• Sphagnum uleanum Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum umbrosum Warnst.
• Sphagnum uruguayense H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum usteri Warnst.

V

• Sphagnum venustum Flatberg
• Sphagnum veresczagini Semenov
• Sphagnum versiporum Warnst.
• Sphagnum violascens Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum viride Flatberg
• Sphagnum vitalii H.A. Crum

W

• Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow
• Sphagnum weberi Warnst.
• Sphagnum wheeleri Müll. Hal.
• Sphagnum wilfii H.A. Crum
• Sphagnum wulfianum Girg.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sphagnum . . November 18, 2014.