Ulota crispa(Hedw.) Sw.

crisped pincushionulota moss

WFO wfo-0001160961 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Ulota crispa, photographed by Susan Marley
fig. a Susan Marley, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-15 / obs. 197919993
Ulota crispa, photographed by Evan M. Raskin
fig. b Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 187898975
Ulota crispa, photographed by Violet T.
fig. c Violet T., CC BY 4.0 / obs. 186801666
Ulota crispa, photographed by Violet T.
fig. d Violet T., CC BY 4.0 / obs. 177578419
Ulota crispa, photographed by Violet T.
fig. e Violet T., CC BY 4.0 / obs. 177495087
Ulota crispa, photographed by Violet T.
fig. f Violet T., CC BY 4.0 / obs. 173870653
Ulota crispa, photographed by Howard Williams
fig. g Howard Williams, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 125993497
Ulota crispa, photographed by Susan Marley
fig. h Susan Marley, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 123020739

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Also published as 23 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 crispum (Hedw.) With.
  • Grimmia sylvatica Turton
  • Neckera ulophylla F.Weber & D.Mohr
  • Orthotrichum connectens Kindb.
  • Orthotrichum crispum Hedw.
  • Orthotrichum crispum var. macrocarpon Wallr.
  • Orthotrichum crispum var. minus DC.
  • Orthotrichum ulophyllum Kindb.
  • Systegium crispum (Hedw.) Schur
  • Ulota camptopoda Kindb.
  • Ulota cervina Hoe & H.A.Crum
  • Ulota connectens (Kindb.) Kindb.
  • Ulota crispa f. lutescens Grönvall
  • Ulota crispa f. viridis Grönvall
  • Ulota crispa subsp. crispa
  • Ulota crispa var. crispa
  • Ulota crispa var. propagulifera J.J.Amann
  • Ulota crispa var. subcalvescens Cardot & Thér.
  • Ulota macrocarpa Broth.
  • Ulota ulophylla Broth.
  • Weissia crispa (Hedw.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
  • Weissia crispula var. lutescens (Grönvall) Tolf
  • Weissia ulophylla Ehrh. ex Lindb.

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.