Warnstorf, C.(F.E.) (1897), Beiträge zur Kenntniss exotischer Sphagna. Hedwigia 36: 79 [tax. nov.]

Seppelt, R.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Sphagnaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 92 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sphagnum cristatum Hampe legitimate

Klazenga, N. (2023), Census of Australian Bryophytes v. 2023-02-28: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sphagnum cristatum Hampe legitimate

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