⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
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 formosum 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 35141475
) with original publication details: Nomencl. Bot. 2: 352 352 1824.