Sphagnum strictumSull.

sphagnum

WFO wfo-0001190217 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sphagnum strictum, photographed by natalie
fig. a natalie, CC0 1.0 / 2021-11-15 / obs. 169024807
Sphagnum strictum, photographed by Ashwin Srinivasan
fig. b Ashwin Srinivasan, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 109731815
Sphagnum strictum, photographed by Austin Pursley
fig. c Austin Pursley, CC0 1.0 / obs. 71386516
Sphagnum strictum, photographed by Valerie Anderson
fig. d Valerie Anderson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 28266890
Sphagnum strictum, photographed by Brandon Corder
fig. e Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 59808874
Sphagnum strictum, photographed by Ryan Watson
fig. f Ryan Watson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 9559802
Sphagnum strictum, photographed by Claire Herzog
fig. g Claire Herzog, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 188329751
Sphagnum strictum, photographed by Jay Horn
fig. h Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 176699502

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Also published as 23 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 bescherellei Warnst.
  • Sphagnum compactum var. expositum Maass
  • Sphagnum domingense Müll.Hal.
  • Sphagnum garberi Lesq. & James
  • Sphagnum garberi f. sphaerocephalum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum garberi var. sphaerocephalum (Warnst.) Paris
  • Sphagnum garberi var. squarrosulum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum garberi var. subsquarrosum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum humile Schimp. ex Sull.
  • Sphagnum lacteolum Besch.
  • Sphagnum laxirete Thér.
  • Sphagnum mexicanum Mitt.
  • Sphagnum mexicanum var. squarrosulum (Warnst.) Warnst.
  • Sphagnum mexicanum var. subsquarrosum (Warnst.) Warnst.
  • Sphagnum mildbraedii Warnst.
  • Sphagnum pappeanum Müll.Hal.
  • Sphagnum pappeanum var. sparsifolium (Warnst.) Warnst.
  • Sphagnum pappeanum var. subsquarrosum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum patens Besch.
  • Sphagnum rigidum var. humile (Schimp. ex Sull.) Austin
  • Sphagnum sparsifolium Warnst.
  • Sphagnum squarrifolium Warnst. ex Wijk, Margad. & Florsch.
  • Sphagnum strictum var. subsquarrosum (Warnst.) A.Schumach.

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.