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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 Orthotrichum piliferum in version 1.1 of The Plant List.
This name is a synonym of Orthotrichum diaphanum .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35173696
) with original publication details: Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 15: 274. ic 274 1926.