| Name | Sphagnum magellanicum var. purpurascens (Russow) C. E. O. Jensen |
| Authorship | (Russow) C. E. O. Jensen |
| Rank | Variety |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Sphagnum magellanicum Bridel |
| Citation | 1915 Danmarks Mosser 1: 295 |
| Holdings | 14 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Sphagnum magellanicum var. purpurascens (Russow) C. E. O. Jensen |
| Identification made in | [no date] (14) |