⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35175567, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Orthotrichum affine .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35175567
) with original publication details: Index Bryol. 1214 1214 1898.