| Name | Sphagnum warnstorfii var. pallescens Warnstorf |
| Authorship | Warnstorf |
| Rank | Variety |
| Placed in | Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow |
| Citation | 1892 Samml. Eur. Torfm. 3: n. 240 |
| Holdings | 2 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Sphagnum warnstorfii var. pallescens Warnstorf |
| Identification made in | [no date] (2) |