Sphagnum junghuhnianum var. pseudomolle (Warnst.) Warnst., Sphagn. Univ. 117. 1911; Sphagnum pseudomolle Warnst., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 16: 247. 1904.
Sphagnum junghuhnianum ssp. pseudomolle (Warnst.) Suz., Jap. J. Bot. 15: 194. 1956.
Sphagnum kiiense Warnst., Sphagn. Univ. 82. 1911.
This variety differs from Sphagnum junghuhnianum var. junghuhnianum in having the following features: 1) plants softer and slenderer, whitish green to yellowish brown in loose tufts; 2) branches often in fascicles of 3–4, with 2–3 spreading; 3) stem and branch leaves smaller [stem leaves ca. 1.0 mm long (vs. 1.8 mm long) and branch leaves less than 1.3 mm long (vs. 1.5–2.0 mm long)]; stem hyaline cortical cells usually without pores or rarely with a large, single pore in certain cells; and 4) hyaline cells of stem leaves generally lacking pores and membrane pleats, or sometimes only lower hyaline cells with few pores on the ventral surface.
Type. China: Taiwan, Taitum, Faurie 48.
Chinese specimens examined: GUANGXI: Xing-an Co., C. Gao 1687 (IFSBH, KUN). GUIZHOU: Ying-jiang Co., Q.-Y. Jiao 858 (KUN, PE). HAINAN: Qiong-zhong Co., D.-K. Li 4335 (KUN, SHM). HEILONGJIANG: Da Xing An Ling (Greater Khingan Mt.), C. Gao 12722 (IFSBH, KUN). JIANGXI: Jinggong Shan (Mt.), D.-K. Li 16772 (KUN, SHM); Lu Shan (Mt.), D.-K. Li 17012 (KUN, SHM), W.-X. Xu 556 (KUN, YUKU). SICHUAN: Emei Shan (Mt.), S.-M. Yu 716 (KUN); Mi-yi Co., L.-S. Wang 83729 (KUN, MO). TAIWAN: Tai-zhong Co., Faurie 45 (H). XIZANG: Cha-yu Co., L.-S. Wang 1170 (KUN, MO); Ri-dong Co., M. Zang 5166 (KUN). YUNNAN: An-ning Co., W.-M. Zhu 811 (KUN); Ping-bian Co., W.-M. Zhu 561 (KUN); Gong-shan Co., Q.-W. Wang 33717 (KUN, PE), M. Zang 609 (KUN, MO), A.-L. Zhang 30 (KUN), D.-C. Zhang 522 (KUN, MO); Jing-dong Co., W.-X. Xu 15 (KUN), S.-M. Yu 9 (KUN); Teng-chong Co., X.-J. Li 80410 (KUN); Xun-dian Co., Y. Xuan 81 (KUN); Yang-bi Co., Y. Jiang 11570 (KUN), C.-Y. Yang 104 (KUN), W.-M. Zhu 63525 (KUN). ZHEJIANG: Nanyan-tangshan, D.-K. Li 8552 (KUN, SHM); Sui-chang Co., Z.-L. Liu 262a (KUN, MO), C.-Q. Liu 2500 (KUN); Xitianmu Shan (Mt.), P.-C. Wu 539 (KUN, PE).
Habitat: in bogs, on rocks under dripping water near streams; Distribution: China, Nepal, India, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and North America.
Illustrations: Pl. 3, figs. 10–12.
