⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35183937, with some changes.

Sphagnum aureum C.B. McQueen is a synonym of Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.

This name is a synonym of Sphagnum magellanicum Brid..

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35183937) with original publication details: Bryologist 92: 405. f. 1--8 405 1989.