⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35132932, with some changes.

Dorcadion elegans (Schwägr. ex Hook. & Grev.) Lindb. is a synonym of Orthotrichum speciosum var. elegans (Schwägr. ex Hook. & Grev.) Warnst.

This name is a synonym of Orthotrichum speciosum var. elegans (Schwägr. ex Hook. & Grev.) Warnst..

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35132932) with original publication details: Musci Scand. 28 28 1879.