Thuidiopsis sparsa(Hook.f. & Wilson) Broth.

WFO wfo-0001149473 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Thuidiopsis sparsa, photographed by Leon Perrie
fig. a Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-04-29 / obs. 191510931
Thuidiopsis sparsa, photographed by Andrew Thornhill
fig. b Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 156629226
Thuidiopsis sparsa, photographed by Andrew Thornhill
fig. c Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 144305115
Thuidiopsis sparsa, photographed by Andrew Thornhill
fig. d Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 144251445
Thuidiopsis sparsa, photographed by Nina Kerr
fig. e Nina Kerr, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 134244393
Thuidiopsis sparsa, photographed by Andrew Thornhill
fig. f Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 93552856
Thuidiopsis sparsa, photographed by Andrew Thornhill
fig. g Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 85626126
Thuidiopsis sparsa, photographed by Em Lamond
fig. h Em Lamond, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 83916923

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Also published as 36 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.

  • Cyrto-hypnum filarium (Mitt.) Hampe
  • Cyrto-hypnum montei Hedenäs
  • Hypnum filarium (Mitt.) Hampe
  • Hypnum hastatum Müll.Hal.
  • Hypnum sparsum Hook.f. & Wilson
  • Hypnum stuartii Müll.Hal.
  • Hypnum suberectum Hampe
  • Hypnum unguiculatum Hook.f. & Wilson
  • Leskea hastata Mitt.
  • Thuidiopsis crispatula (Cardot) M.Fleisch.
  • Thuidiopsis filaria (Mitt.) Broth.
  • Thuidiopsis furfurosa var. sparsa (Hook.f. & Wilson) Wijk & Margad.
  • Thuidiopsis hastata (Mitt.) Broth.
  • Thuidiopsis liliputana (Broth.) Broth.
  • Thuidiopsis neocaledonica (Thér.) Broth.
  • Thuidiopsis stuartii (Müll.Hal.) Broth.
  • Thuidiopsis suberecta (Hampe) Broth.
  • Thuidiopsis unguiculata (Hook.f. & Wilson) M.Fleisch.
  • Thuidiopsis valdiviae (Broth.) Broth.
  • Thuidium attenuatum Broth. & Paris
  • Thuidium crispatulum Cardot
  • Thuidium filarium Mitt.
  • Thuidium furfurosum var. sparsum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Sainsbury
  • Thuidium hastatum (Mitt.) Reichardt

and 12 more.

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.

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.