⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35125226, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Polytrichastrum alpinum var. sylvaticum .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35125226
) with original publication details: Syn. Musc. Frond. 1: 211 211 1848.