Sphagnum subnitens

English name: Lustrous bog-moss

A bogmoss that forms moderately dense cushions and small hummocks. The capitula may have a green centre and pinkish outer branches. The outer branches of the capitulum and the upper stem branches are long, which makes shoots look top-heavy.

Capsules mature in August.

In Scotland, Sphagnum subnitens has a mainly upland distribution where it is found in less acidic conditions in marshes, fens, flushes, wet woodland and humid, rocky banks under heather. BBS distribition map