⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35166852, and has not been changed.

Sphagnum contortum var. rufescens Nees & Hornsch. is a synonym of Sphagnum lescurii Sull.

This name is a synonym of Sphagnum lescurii Sull..

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35166852) with original publication details: Bryol. Germ. 1: 15. 2: f. 6 15 1823.