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As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

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genus

Sphagnum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. 2: 1106. 1753. (1 May 1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000036022.

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Synonyms of Sphagnum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Isocladus Lindb. Öfvers. Förh. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. 19: 133. 1863. wfo-4000019264
Sphagnopsis Trevis. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali. 19: 478. 1876 wfo-4100000489

Species in Sphagnum ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Sphagnum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphagnum cavifolium subf. contortum-squarrosulum Grav. ex Warnst. wfo-1200046621
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphagnum cuspidatum subsp. laxifolium (Müll. Hal.) Lindb. wfo-1200046717
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphagnum imbricatum var. degenerans Warnst. wfo-1200059537
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphagnum laxifolium var. dusenii (C.E.O. Jensen ex Warnst.) Cardot wfo-1200047071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphagnum mendocinum var. aquaticum Warnst. wfo-1200047154
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphagnum recurvum subsp. longifolium (Warnst.) Röll wfo-1200059634
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Sphagnum subsecundum subsp. isophyllum wfo-1200060312