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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 attenuatum in version 1.1 of The Plant List.
This name is a synonym of Polytrichastrum pallidisetum .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35125285
) with original publication details: Eur. N. Amer. Bryin. 2: 163 163 1897.