Sphagnum recurvumP.Beauv.

recurved sphagnum

WFO wfo-0001190060 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sphagnum recurvum, photographed by Christine Braaten
fig. a Christine Braaten, CC0 1.0 / 2022-01-18 / obs. 176724716
Sphagnum recurvum, photographed by Reid Hardin
fig. b Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 101497397
Sphagnum recurvum, photographed by Jessica
fig. c Jessica, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 79871893
Sphagnum recurvum, photographed by Alan Weakley
fig. d Alan Weakley, CC0 1.0 / obs. 10375582
Sphagnum recurvum, photographed by Judy Gallagher
fig. e Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 11001142
Sphagnum recurvum, photographed by Adrienne van den Beemt
fig. f Adrienne van den Beemt, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 184146693
Sphagnum recurvum, photographed by Becky Dill
fig. g Becky Dill, CC0 1.0 / obs. 177951839
Sphagnum recurvum, photographed by Matt Berger
fig. h Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 153830597

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Also published as 96 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 var. recurvum (P.Beauv.) Sw.
  • Sphagnum apiculatum var. longifolium (Warnst.) C.E.O.Jensen
  • Sphagnum brevifolium var. compactum (Röll) Röll
  • Sphagnum brevifolium var. crassicaule (Röll) Röll
  • Sphagnum brevifolium var. teres (Röll) Röll
  • Sphagnum cuspidatum subsp. intermedium (Rau & Herv.) Lindb.
  • Sphagnum cuspidatum subsp. recurvum (P.Beauv.) Hérib.
  • Sphagnum cuspidatum var. emersum Schimp. ex Molendo
  • Sphagnum cuspidatum var. intermedium Rau & Herv.
  • Sphagnum cuspidatum var. limprichtii (Schlieph. ex Warnst.) Hérib.
  • Sphagnum cuspidatum var. recurvum (P.Beauv.) Wilson
  • Sphagnum intermedium Lindb.
  • Sphagnum intermedium Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium f. repens Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium f. tenellum Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium var. compactum Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium var. contortum Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium var. crispulum Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium var. gracile Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium var. macrophyllum Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium var. molluscum Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium var. schimperi Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium var. schliephackeanum Röll
  • Sphagnum intermedium var. tenellum (Röll) Röll

and 72 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.