Bucklandiella heterosticha(Hedw.) Bedn.-Ochyra & Ochyra

racomitrium moss

WFO wfo-0001212358 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Bucklandiella heterosticha, photographed by Randal
fig. a Randal, CC0 1.0 / 2022-04-24 / obs. 190429303
Bucklandiella heterosticha, photographed by Randal
fig. b Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 144079550
Bucklandiella heterosticha, photographed by Carminda Santos
fig. c Carminda Santos, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 109754668
Bucklandiella heterosticha, photographed by Randal
fig. d Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 107883972
Bucklandiella heterosticha, photographed by Carminda Santos
fig. e Carminda Santos, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 107852059
Bucklandiella heterosticha, photographed by Randal
fig. f Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 82332164
Bucklandiella heterosticha, photographed by Tero Linjama
fig. g Tero Linjama, CC0 1.0 / obs. 109307482
Bucklandiella heterosticha, photographed by Randal
fig. h Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 59357878

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Also published as 19 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Bryum heterostichum (Hedw.) Hoffm. ex Funck
  • Dicranum saxatile Lag., D.García & Clemente
  • Dryptodon carnosus Brid.
  • Grimmia heterosticha (Hedw.) Müll.Hal.
  • Racomitrium canescens var. brevisetum Brid.
  • Racomitrium heterostichum (Hedw.) Brid.
  • Racomitrium heterostichum f. compactum (Röll) Podp.
  • Racomitrium heterostichum f. epilosum (Matousch.) Podp.
  • Racomitrium heterostichum f. lanatum (E.Bauer) Podp.
  • Racomitrium heterostichum f. subpapillosum Latzel
  • Racomitrium heterostichum subsp. heterostichum
  • Racomitrium heterostichum subsp. vulgare Loeske
  • Racomitrium heterostichum var. amblyphyllum Stirt.
  • Racomitrium heterostichum var. compactum Röll
  • Racomitrium heterostichum var. epilosum Matousch.
  • Racomitrium heterostichum var. heterostichum
  • Racomitrium heterostichum var. lanatum E.Bauer
  • Racomitrium heterostichum var. vulgare Loeske
  • Trichostomum heterostichum Hedw.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. USDA PLANTS Database. common name, checklist symbol RAHE8. public domain. Retrieved 2026-07-13.

We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite. It has no native range either: Kew's checklist does not cover this taxon.