''Sphagnum warnstorfii'' is a species of

moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...

belonging to the family

Sphagnaceae The Sphagnaceae is a family of moss with only one living genus ''Sphagnum ''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, peat moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term ...

, named in honour of

Carl Warnstorf Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia Carl is a town in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 269 at the 2016 census. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town in 1908 under the name "Lawson". The present name of ...

. It is widely distributed in the north hemisphere. In a study of the effect of the herbicide

Asulam Asulam is a herbicide invented by May & Baker Ltd , internally called M&B9057, that is used in horticulture and agriculture to kill bracken Bracken (''Pteridium'') is a genus of large, coarse ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. Ferns (Pt ...

on moss growth, ''Sphagnum warnstorfii'' was shown to have intermediate sensitivity to Asulam exposure.

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Plants described in 1888 warnstorfii {{moss-stub