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Polytrichum Hedw.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Musc. Frond.: 88. 1801.  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000030856.

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Polytrichum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum aloides subsp. nanum (Schreb. ex Hedw.) Albr. Rohn. J. Bot. 72: 78, 104 78, 104 1934 — wfo-0001160430
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum alpestre var. affine (Funck) Funck Deutschl. Moose 68 68 1820 — wfo-0001160436
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum alpinum f. flavisetum (Györffy) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 65 65 1954 — wfo-0001214119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum alpinum var. ambiguum (Michx.) Bom. & Broth. Herb. Mus. Fenn. (ed. 2), Musci 28 28 1894 — wfo-0001160439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum alpinum var. arcticum (Sw. ex Brid.) Wahlenb. Fl. Suec. 2: 738 738 1826 — wfo-0001160440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum alpinum var. polare (Müll. Hal.) I. Hagen Tromsø Mus. Aarsh. 21–22: 263 263 1904 — wfo-0001160447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum aquense Saporta Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 7, 7: 12. 1 f. 13–14 12 1888 — wfo-0001160463
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum attenuatum var. superbum (Schultz) Lindb. Not. Sällsk. Fauna Fl. Fenn. Förh. 9: 126 126 1868 — wfo-0001160475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum boreale Kindb. Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 7(9): 52 52 1883 — wfo-0001160489
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum buchananii Broth. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24. 253 24 1897 — wfo-0001160501
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum commune subsp. perigoniale (Michx.) Kindb. Eur. N. Amer. Bryin. 2: 163 163 1897 — wfo-0001160525
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum coronatum Brid. Bryol. Univ. 2: 748 748 1827 — wfo-0001160544
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum crassisetum Lam. & DC. Fl. Franç. (ed. 3) 2: 486 486 1805 — wfo-0001169772
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum formosum var. brachycaule (H. Möller) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 66 66 1954 — wfo-0001170072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum formosum var. caucasicum (Warnst.) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 66 66 1954 — wfo-0001170073
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum gracile f. atromitrium (Meyl.) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 66 66 1954 — wfo-0001214122
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum gracile f. squarrosulum (Roll) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 66 66 1954 — wfo-0001214123
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum involutum Hampe Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 9–10: 263 263 1878 — wfo-0001170116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum macrorhapis Müll. Hal. Int. Polarforsch., Deutsch. Exped. 2: 290 290 1890 — wfo-0001170157
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum norwegicum f. serrulatum (Hand.-Mazz.) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 72 72 1954 — wfo-0001214124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum norwegicum var. tenellum (Hesselbo) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 72 72 1954 — wfo-0001170190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum ohioense subsp. decipiens (Limpr.) Pilous Preslia 41: 136 136 1969 — wfo-0001186783
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum ohioense var. strictifolium (Warnst.) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 65 65 1954 — wfo-0001170204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum pilosum f. longisetum (E. Bauer) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 71 71 1954 — wfo-0001214127
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum pilosum var. alpestre (Wulfsb.) Kindb. Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 7(9): 52 52 1883 — wfo-0001170232
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum pilosum var. elegans (Baur) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 71 71 1954 — wfo-0001170233
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum pilosum var. hoppei (Hornsch.) Lindb. Musci Scand. 12 12 1879 — wfo-0001170234
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum pilosum var. schiffneri (Baur) Podp. Consp. Musc. Eur. 71 71 1954 — wfo-0001170235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum subformosum var. parvisetum (Müll. Hal.) Cardot Hist. Phys. Madagascar, Mousses 321 321 1915 — wfo-0001170314
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum urnigerum var. tetragonum Lindb. Not. Sällsk. Fauna Fl. Fenn. Förh. 9: 136 136 1868 — wfo-0001170358
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum verrucosum Paris Index Bryol. 1010 1010 1898 — wfo-0001170364
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum wilsonii Kindb. Enum. Bryin. Exot. 73 73 1888 — wfo-0001170370
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Polytrichum yezoense Horik. J. Jap. Bot. 15: 365. 17, 18 365 1939 — wfo-0001170372