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This name record (from Tropicos) is not included in version 1.1 of The Plant List. It is possible the same name is included from a different data source, to check this you can search for Polytrichum alpinum in version 1.1 of The Plant List.

Polytrichum alpinum var. sylvaticum (Menzies) Lindb. is a synonym of Polytrichastrum alpinum var. sylvaticum (Menzies) G.L. Merr.

This name is a synonym of Polytrichastrum alpinum var. sylvaticum (Menzies) G.L. Merr..

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35125241) with original publication details: Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn. 10: 6 6 1871.