Sphagnum russowiiWarnst.

Russow's sphagnum

WFO wfo-0001190150 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sphagnum russowii, photographed by David Sandler
fig. a David Sandler, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-23 / obs. 200239037
Sphagnum russowii, photographed by Mary Krieger
fig. b Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 120295262
Sphagnum russowii, photographed by Mary Krieger
fig. c Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 97876909
Sphagnum russowii, photographed by Randal
fig. d Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 38975334
Sphagnum russowii, photographed by Alina Martin
fig. e Alina Martin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191676058
Sphagnum russowii, photographed by Allan Harris
fig. f Allan Harris, CC0 1.0 / obs. 62018058
Sphagnum russowii, photographed by Юлия
fig. g Юлия, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 160027649
Sphagnum russowii, photographed by Michelle Norcéide
fig. h Michelle Norcéide, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 142818430

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Also published as 110 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. russowii (Warnst.) Hérib.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium subvar. subfimbriatum (Braithw.) Bagn.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. auriculatum (Warnst.) Röll
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. fallax Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. lilacinum Spruce ex Braithw.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. patulum Schimp.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. polyphyllum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. robustum Russow
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. roseum Limpr.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. rubicundum Huebener
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. strictiforme Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. subfimbriatum Braithw.
  • Sphagnum acutiforme var. auriculatum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutiforme var. fallax (Warnst.) Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutiforme var. robustum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutiforme var. roseum (Limpr.) Warnst.
  • Sphagnum anisoporum Warnst. & Cardot
  • Sphagnum girgensohnii var. fibrosum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum girgensohnii var. robustum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum girgensohnii var. roseum (Limpr.) Limpr.
  • Sphagnum gordjaginii Semenov
  • Sphagnum nemoreum subsp. robustum (Warnst.) Bott.
  • Sphagnum nemoreum subsp. warnstorfii (Röll) Bott.
  • Sphagnum nemoreum var. patulum (Schimp.) Venturi & Bott.

and 86 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.