Cirriphyllum piliferum(Hedw.) Grout

cirriphyllum moss

WFO wfo-0001180552 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Cirriphyllum piliferum, photographed by Zeke Marshall
fig. a Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-19 / obs. 199048754
Cirriphyllum piliferum, photographed by Christian Berg
fig. b Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 193838685
Cirriphyllum piliferum, photographed by Christian Berg
fig. c Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 126931381
Cirriphyllum piliferum, photographed by Jerry Lanfear
fig. d Jerry Lanfear, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 110763321
Cirriphyllum piliferum, photographed by Jerry Lanfear
fig. e Jerry Lanfear, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 110109729
Cirriphyllum piliferum, photographed by George Greiff
fig. f George Greiff, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 87096462
Cirriphyllum piliferum, photographed by Christian Berg
fig. g Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 69335517
Cirriphyllum piliferum, photographed by Andrew Melton
fig. h Andrew Melton, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 42947675

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Also published as 14 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.

  • Brachythecium piliferum (Hedw.) Kindb.
  • Cirriphyllum piliferum f. julaceum (Holler ex Warnst.) Mönk.
  • Cirriphyllum piliferum var. meyeri (Meyl.) Podp.
  • Eurhynchium meyeri Meyl.
  • Eurhynchium piliferum (Hedw.) Schimp.
  • Eurhynchium piliferum var. julaceum (Holler ex Warnst.) Mikut.
  • Hypnum cassubicum Dicks.
  • Hypnum piliferum Hedw.
  • Hypnum piliferum var. brevirostre Weinm.
  • Pancovia pilifera (Hedw.) J.Kickx f.
  • Paramyurium piliferum (Hedw.) Warnst.
  • Paramyurium piliferum var. adpressum Jaap ex Warnst.
  • Paramyurium piliferum var. julaceum Holler ex Warnst.
  • Rhynchostegium piliferum (Hedw.) De Not.

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. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. 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.