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December 2023

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Polytrichastrum sphaerothecium (Besch.) J.-P. Frahm

This species name was first published in Kleine Kryptogamenflora, 6 Auflage 4: 142. 1995 Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species 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-0001204829.

Synonyms of Polytrichastrum sphaerothecium (Besch.) J.-P. Frahm

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Pogonatum sphaerothecium Besch. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 7 17: 353. 1893 wfo-0001157779
Polytrichum sexangulare var. vulcanicum C.E.O. Jensen Botanisk Tidsskrift 20: 109. 1896 wfo-0001170291
Polytrichum sphaerothecium (Besch.) Müll. Hal. Genera Muscorum Frondosorum: 176. 1900 wfo-0001170298
Polytrichastrum sexangulare var. vulcanicum (C.E.O. Jensen) G.L. Merr. The Bryologist 95: 270. 1992 wfo-0001197132
Polytrichum norwegicum var. vulcanicum (C.E.O. Jensen) Podp. wfo-1200048369
Polytrichum sphaerothecium var. majus Sakurai wfo-1200048397