⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35141699, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Polytrichastrum alpinum var. septentrionale .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35141699
) with original publication details: Mag. Encycl. 5: 330 330 1798.