# List of Sphagnum species

As of November 2024, World Flora Online accepts 292 species in the peat-moss genus Sphagnum, along with 506 synonyms and 24 unplaced.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## List
### A

* Sphagnum aciphyllum Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum acutifolioides Warnst.
* Sphagnum acutirameum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum aequalipunctatum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum aequiporosum Warnst.
* Sphagnum affine Renauld & Cardot
* Sphagnum africanum Welw. & Duby
* Sphagnum alaskense R.E. Andrus & Janssens
* Sphagnum alegrense Warnst.
* Sphagnum amazonense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum amazonicum H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
* Sphagnum amoenoides H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum amoenum Warnst.
* Sphagnum andersonianum R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum andrusii (H.A. Crum) Flatberg
* Sphagnum angermanicum Melin
* Sphagnum angustifolium (Russow) C.E.O. Jensen
* Sphagnum annulatum H. Lindb. ex Warnst.
* Sphagnum antarense Wijk & Zanten
* Sphagnum antioquiense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum aongstroemii C. Hartm.
* Sphagnum apopenneysii B.C. Tan, Ignatov, Ignatova & Mishler
* Sphagnum arcticum Flatberg & Frisvoll
* Sphagnum atlanticum R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum atroligneum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum austinii Sull.
* Sphagnum australe Mitt.
* Sphagnum austro-americanum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum azuayense H.A. Crum

### B

* Sphagnum balslevii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum balticum (Russow) C.E.O. Jensen
* Sphagnum barclayae H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum bartlettianum Warnst.
* Sphagnum beothuk R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum bergianum R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum beringiense A.J. Shaw, R.E. Andrus & B. Shaw
* Sphagnum billbuckii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum boliviae Warnst.
* Sphagnum boomii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum boyacanum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum brachybolax Müll. Hal. ex Warnst.
* Sphagnum brasiliense Warnst.
* Sphagnum breedlovei H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum brevirameum Hampe

### C

* Sphagnum calymmatophyllum Warnst. & Cardot
* Sphagnum capense Hornsch.
* Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw.
* Sphagnum carolinianum R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum cavernulosum Flatberg & Whinam
* Sphagnum centrale C.E.O. Jensen
* Sphagnum ceylonicum Mitt. ex Warnst.
* Sphagnum chi-chiense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum cleefii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum comosum Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum compactum DC.
* Sphagnum complanatum Flatberg & Whinam
* Sphagnum concinnum (Berggr.) Flatberg
* Sphagnum condensatum Brid.
* Sphagnum conflatum Müll. Hal. ex Warnst.
* Sphagnum connectens Warnst. & Cardot
* Sphagnum contortulum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum contortum Schultz
* Sphagnum costae H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum cribriforme H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum cribrosum Lindb.
* Sphagnum cristatum Hampe
* Sphagnum crumii Schäf.-Verw.
* Sphagnum cuculliforme H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum cundinamarcanum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum curicuriariense H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
* Sphagnum curvatulum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum cuspidatulum Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum cuspidatum Ehrh. ex Hoffm.
* Sphagnum cyclocladum Warnst.
* Sphagnum cyclophyllum Sull. & Lesq.

### D

* Sphagnum davidii Warnst.
* Sphagnum delamboyense Schäf.-Verw.
* Sphagnum denticulatum Brid.
* Sphagnum diabolicum A.J. Shaw, Aguero & Nieto-Lugilde
* Sphagnum diblastoides H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum dicladum Warnst.
* Sphagnum dimorphophyllum H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
* Sphagnum divinum Flatberg & K. Hassel
* Sphagnum divisum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum dominii Kavina

### E

* Sphagnum efibrillosum A.L. Andrews
* Sphagnum engelii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum ericetorum Brid.
* Sphagnum exile H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum exquisitum H.A. Crum

### F

* Sphagnum falcatulum Besch.
* Sphagnum fallax (H. Klinggr.) H. Klinggr.
* Sphagnum fimbriatum Wilson
* Sphagnum fitzgeraldii Renauld
* Sphagnum flaccidum Besch.
* Sphagnum flavicaule Warnst.
* Sphagnum flavicomans (Cardot) Warnst.
* Sphagnum flexuosum Dozy & Molk.
* Sphagnum fontanum Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum frahmii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum fraudulentum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum funkiae H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum fuscovinosum Seppelt & H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) H. Klinggr.

### G

* Sphagnum garysmithii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum geraisense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum girgensohnii Russow
* Sphagnum globicephalum Müll. Hal. ex Warnst.
* Sphagnum gomezii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum gracilescens Hampe ex Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum griseum Warnst.
* Sphagnum guwassanense Warnst.

### H

* Sphagnum hampeanum Venturi
* Sphagnum harleyi H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum hegewaldii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum helenicum Warnst.
* Sphagnum henryense Warnst.
* Sphagnum hertelianum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum herteri H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum homophyllum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum huilense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum hypnoides (A. Braun ex Bruch) Brid.

### I

* Sphagnum imbricatum Hornsch. ex Russow
* Sphagnum imperforatum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum incertum Warnst. & Cardot
* Sphagnum incommodum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum incundum Flatberg & K. Hassel
* Sphagnum inexspectatum Flatberg
* Sphagnum inundatum Russow
* Sphagnum irwinii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum islei Warnst.
* Sphagnum itabense H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck

### J

* Sphagnum jensenii H. Lindb.
* Sphagnum juliforme H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum junghuhnianum Dozy & Molk.

### K

* Sphagnum kenaiense R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum khasianum Mitt.
* Sphagnum kushiroense H. Suzuki

### L

* Sphagnum laegaardii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum lankesteri H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum laxirameum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum laxulum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum lenense H. Lindb. ex Pohle
* Sphagnum leonii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum lescurii Sull.
* Sphagnum lewisii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum liesneri H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum limbatum Mitt.
* Sphagnum lindbergii Schimp.
* Sphagnum lojense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum longicomosum Müll. Hal. ex Warnst.
* Sphagnum longistolo Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum luetzelburgii H.K.G. Paul ex H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum luzonense Warnst.
* Sphagnum lydiae Flatberg & K. Hassel

### M

* Sphagnum macrophyllum Bernh. ex Brid.
* Sphagnum maegdefraui H. Suzuki
* Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.
* Sphagnum magistri H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum magniae A.J. Shaw, Aguero & Nieto-Lugilde
* Sphagnum magniporosum Flatberg, K. Hassel & Prestø
* Sphagnum majus (Russow) C.E.O. Jensen
* Sphagnum mcqueenii R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum medium Limpr.
* Sphagnum mendocinum Sull. & Lesq.
* Sphagnum meridense (Hampe) Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum microcarpum Warnst.
* Sphagnum microcuspidatum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum microporum Warnst. ex Cardot
* Sphagnum minutulum Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
* Sphagnum mirabile Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
* Sphagnum mirum Flatberg & Thingsgaard
* Sphagnum mississippiense R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum missouricum Warnst. & Cardot
* Sphagnum miyabeanum Warnst.
* Sphagnum molle Sull.
* Sphagnum moronum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum mucronatum Bruch & Schimp. ex Edmondston
* Sphagnum multifibrosum X.J. Li & M. Zang
* Sphagnum multiporosum H.A. Crum

### N

* Sphagnum negrense Mitt.
* Sphagnum nepalense H. Suzuki
* Sphagnum nitidulum Warnst.
* Sphagnum noryungasense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum novo-guineense M. Fleisch. & Warnst.
* Sphagnum novo-zelandicum Mitt.

### O

* Sphagnum obliquefibrosum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum obtusum Warnst.
* Sphagnum olafii Flatberg
* Sphagnum oregonense R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum orientale L.I. Savicz
* Sphagnum ornatum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum ovatum Hampe

### P

* Sphagnum pacificum Flatberg
* Sphagnum pallens Warnst. & Cardot
* Sphagnum palustre L.
* Sphagnum papillosum Lindb.
* Sphagnum paranense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum parcoramosum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum perfoliatum L.I. Savicz
* Sphagnum perichaetiale Hampe
* Sphagnum perrieri Thér.
* Sphagnum planifolium Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum platyphylloides Warnst.
* Sphagnum platyphyllum (Lindb. ex Braithw.) Sull. ex Warnst.
* Sphagnum pluriporosum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum poasense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum portoricense Hampe
* Sphagnum priceae H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum pseudoramulinum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum pulchrum (Lindb.) Warnst.
* Sphagnum pungifolium X.J. Li
* Sphagnum pycnocladulum Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum pylaesii Brid.

### Q

* Sphagnum quinquefarium (Lindb.) Warnst.

### R

* Sphagnum ramulinum Warnst.
* Sphagnum reclinatum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv.
* Sphagnum reichardtii Hampe
* Sphagnum richardsianum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum rio-negrense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum riparium Ångstr.
* Sphagnum ripense H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
* Sphagnum robinsonii Warnst.
* Sphagnum roraimense Warnst.
* Sphagnum rotundatum Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
* Sphagnum rotundifolium Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
* Sphagnum rubellum Wilson
* Sphagnum rubiginosum Flatberg
* Sphagnum rubroflexuosum R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum russowii Warnst.
* Sphagnum rutenbergii Müll. Hal.

### S

* Sphagnum sancto-josephense H.A. Crum & Crosby
* Sphagnum sanguinale Warnst.
* Sphagnum santanderense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum schwabeanum H.K.G. Paul
* Sphagnum sehnemii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum septatum Warnst.
* Sphagnum simplex Fife
* Sphagnum simplicicaulis H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum sipmanii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum sitchense R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum skyense Flatberg
* Sphagnum slooveri A. Eddy
* Sphagnum sonsonense H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum sparsum Hampe
* Sphagnum sphaericum H. Lindb.
* Sphagnum splendens Maass
* Sphagnum squarrosum Crome
* Sphagnum steerei R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum strictum Sull.
* Sphagnum subacutifolium Schimp.
* Sphagnum subaequifolium Hampe
* Sphagnum subbalticum Warnst.
* Sphagnum subfulvum Sjörs
* Sphagnum subhomophyllum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum submedium Warnst.
* Sphagnum subnitens Russow & Warnst.
* Sphagnum subobesum Warnst.
* Sphagnum subovalifolium Müll. Hal. & Warnst.
* Sphagnum subrufescens Warnst.
* Sphagnum subsecundoides H.A. Crum & W.R. Buck
* Sphagnum subsecundum Nees
* Sphagnum subtile (Russow) Warnst.
* Sphagnum sucrei H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum sumapazense H.A. Crum

### T

* Sphagnum tabuleirense O. Yano & H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum talbotianum R.E. Andrus
* Sphagnum tenellum (Brid.) Bory
* Sphagnum tenerum Sull. & Lesq.
* Sphagnum teres (Schimp.) Ångstr. ex Hartm.
* Sphagnum tescorum Flatberg
* Sphagnum torreyanum Sull.
* Sphagnum tosaense Warnst.
* Sphagnum trinitense Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum trirameum H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum triseriporum (H. Suzuki) A.J. Shaw
* Sphagnum troendelagicum Flatberg
* Sphagnum trollii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum truncatum Hornsch.
* Sphagnum tumidulum Besch.
* Sphagnum tundrae Flatberg
* Sphagnum turgens Warnst.
* Sphagnum turgescens Warnst.
* Sphagnum typicum Meyl. ex Wijk, Margad. & Florsch.

### U

* Sphagnum uruguayense H.A. Crum

### V

* Sphagnum venustum Flatberg
* Sphagnum versiporum Warnst.
* Sphagnum violascens Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum vitalii H.A. Crum

### W

* Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow
* Sphagnum wheeleri Müll. Hal.
* Sphagnum wilfii H.A. Crum
* Sphagnum wulfianum Girg.

## Formerly accepted

* Sphagnum inretortum H.A. Crum (now placed in genus Eosphagnum in Ambuchananiaceae)
* Sphagnum leucobryoides T. Yamag., Seppelt & Z. Iwats. (now placed in genus Ambuchanania in family Ambuchananiaceae)
* Sphagnum sericeum Müll. Hal. (transferred to genus Flatbergium in family Flatbergiaceae)