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        "name": "Sphagnum austinii var. roemeri",
        "authorship": "(Warnst.) Warnst."
      },
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        "name": "Sphagnum cymbifolium f. congestum",
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      },
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        "name": "Sphagnum palustre var. affine",
        "authorship": "(Renauld & Cardot) Bott."
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        "name": "Sphagnum turfaceum",
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