⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35166762, and has not been changed.
This name is a synonym of Sphagnum australe .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35166762
) with original publication details: Fl. Antarct. 1: 122 122 1845.