Sphagnum capillifolium(Ehrh.) Hedw.

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WFO wfo-0001185608 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sphagnum capillifolium, photographed by Norrland
fig. a Norrland, CC0 1.0 / 2022-05-14 / obs. 198435955
Sphagnum capillifolium, photographed by Randal
fig. b Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 167313111
Sphagnum capillifolium, photographed by James Clow
fig. c James Clow, CC0 1.0 / obs. 155103554
Sphagnum capillifolium, photographed by Randal
fig. d Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 131573594
Sphagnum capillifolium, photographed by James Clow
fig. e James Clow, CC0 1.0 / obs. 130976947
Sphagnum capillifolium, photographed by nevwright
fig. f nevwright, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 127686102
Sphagnum capillifolium, photographed by Thor-Rune Hansen
fig. g Thor-Rune Hansen, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 128094349
Sphagnum capillifolium, photographed by nevwright
fig. h nevwright, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 120971554

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Also published as 165 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Gymnostomum intermedium Rebent.
  • Gymnostomum intermedium var. compactum Rebent.
  • Sphagnum aciphyllum var. brunnescens (Warnst.) Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium Ehrh. ex Schrad.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. congestum Warnst. ex Cardot
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. deflexum (Schimp.) Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. densum Wheldon
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. diblastum (Müll.Hal.) Warnst. ex Paris
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. flagelliforme Röll
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. gracilescens Röll
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. rubelliforme (Cypers) Kavina
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. spiciforme Ingham & Wheldon
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. venustum Wheldon
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. versicolor Röll
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. albescens Schlieph. ex Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. alpinum (Schrank) Sendtn.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. alpinum Milde
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. atroviride Schlieph.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. caerulescens Bosw. ex Curn.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. capillifolium (Ehrh.) Funck
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. capitatum Ångstr.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. cardotii Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. chlorinum Warnst. ex Venturi
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. coloratum Röll

and 141 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.

We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite. It has no native range either: Kew's checklist does not cover this taxon.