Sphagnum fimbriatumWilson

sphagnum

WFO wfo-0001185792 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sphagnum fimbriatum, photographed by Randal
fig. a Randal, CC0 1.0 / 2022-05-16 / obs. 198591943
Sphagnum fimbriatum, photographed by Christian Kahle
fig. b Christian Kahle, CC0 1.0 / obs. 175160754
Sphagnum fimbriatum, photographed by Christian Kahle
fig. c Christian Kahle, CC0 1.0 / obs. 175041486
Sphagnum fimbriatum, photographed by Christian Berg
fig. d Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 170179909
Sphagnum fimbriatum, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. e Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 174127702
Sphagnum fimbriatum, photographed by Tatiana Strus
fig. f Tatiana Strus, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 131896040
Sphagnum fimbriatum, photographed by carnifex
fig. g carnifex, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 117763903
Sphagnum fimbriatum, photographed by Andre Hosper
fig. h Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 90102719

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Also published as 43 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.

  • Sphagnum acutifolium subsp. fimbriatum (Wilson) Hérib.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. tenue Nees & Hornsch.
  • Sphagnum bolanderi Warnst.
  • Sphagnum capillifolium Dozy & Molk.
  • Sphagnum capillifolium var. tenue (Nees & Hornsch.) Steud.
  • Sphagnum chilense Lorentz
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum f. compactum Wheldon
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum f. compactum (Warnst.) C.E.O.Jensen
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum f. laxum (Braithw.) Wheldon
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum f. pycnocladum Wheldon
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum f. rigidum Pichl.
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum f. spectabile Warnst.
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum f. squarrosulum Pichl.
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum f. strictum Lange & C.E.O.Jensen
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum f. tenellum C.E.O.Jensen
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum subf. flagelliforme (Warnst.) Warnst.
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum subsp. fimbriatum
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum subsp. strictum C.E.O.Jensen
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum var. compactum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum var. densum Röll
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum var. flagellaceum Schlieph.
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum var. flagelliforme Warnst.
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum var. flavescens Warnst.
  • Sphagnum fimbriatum var. flavescens Warnst. & Cardot

and 19 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.