The sphagnum genus has between 151 and 350 known species of mosses. Spagnum mosses are known from most temperate, subarctic and highland climate areas.
Sphagnum affine
Sphagnum antarense
Sphagnum apiculatum
Sphagnum angustifolium
Sphagnum auriculatum
Sphagnum austinii
Sphagnum balticum
Sphagnum capillifolium
Sphagnum cristatum
Sphagnum compactum
Sphagnum cuspidatum
Sphagnum cuspidatulum
Sphagnum cyclophyllum Sulliv. et Lesqx.
Sphagnum cymbifolium
Sphagnum efibrillosum
Sphagnum fallax
Sphagnum fuscum
Sphagnum gedeanum
Sphagnum girgensohnii
Sphagnum humile Schimp.
Sphagnum junghuhnianum
Sphagnum laricinum
Sphagnum luzonense
Sphagnum macrophyllum Bernh.
Sphagnum magellanicum
Sphagnum majus
Sphagnum mendocinum
Sphagnum molle
Sphagnum mulleri
Sphagnum novo-caledoniae
Sphagnum novo-guineense
Sphagnum palustre
Sphagnum papillosum
Sphagnum perichaetiale
Sphagnum platyphyllum
Sphagnum portoricense Hampe.
Sphagnum pylaesii Hampe.
Sphagnum recurvum
Sphagnum riparium
Sphagnum robinsonii
Sphagnum rubellum
Sphagnum russowii
Sphagnum sedoides
Sphagnum squarrosum
Sphagnum strictum
Sphagnum subnitens
Sphagnum subsecundum
Sphagnum teres
Sphagnum warnstorfii
Sphagnum wolfianum