⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35167128, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Sphagnum medium var. purpurascens .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35167128
) with original publication details: Arch. Naturk. Liv- Ehst- Kurlands, Ser. 2, Biol. Naturk. 7: 158 158 1865.