Sphagnum subnitensRussow & Warnst.

sphagnum

WFO wfo-0001190238 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sphagnum subnitens, photographed by Rafael Medina
fig. a Rafael Medina, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-10 / obs. 205984700
Sphagnum subnitens, photographed by Rafael Medina
fig. b Rafael Medina, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205983783
Sphagnum subnitens, photographed by Rafael Medina
fig. c Rafael Medina, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205976360
Sphagnum subnitens, photographed by James Clow
fig. d James Clow, CC0 1.0 / obs. 129796275
Sphagnum subnitens, photographed by Randal
fig. e Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 101146219
Sphagnum subnitens, photographed by Andrew Melton
fig. f Andrew Melton, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 53879930
Sphagnum subnitens, photographed by Cilla Moerman
fig. g Cilla Moerman, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 47430645
Sphagnum subnitens, photographed by Andrew Melton
fig. h Andrew Melton, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 46949388

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Also published as 111 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 f. coerulescens Schlieph. ex Röll
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. deflexum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. elongatum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. fibrosum Cardot
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. plumosum (Milde) Cardot
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. squarrosulum (Warnst.) Cardot
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. strictum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium f. violaceum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium subsp. luridum (Huebener) Lindb.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium subsp. subnitens (Russow & Warnst.) Hérib.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. aquaticum Schlieph.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. flaccidum De Not.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. laetevirens Braithw.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. laxum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. luridum Huebener
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. plumosum Milde
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. purpureum Schimp.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. schillerianum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. squarrosulum Warnst.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. strictum (Cardot) Hérib.
  • Sphagnum acutifolium var. subnitens (Russow & Warnst.) Dixon
  • Sphagnum acutiforme var. purpureum (Schimp.) Warnst.
  • Sphagnum fuscum var. luridum Huebener
  • Sphagnum fuscum var. strictum Bom. & Broth.

and 87 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.