| Name | Bryum purpurascens (R. Brown) Bruch & Schimper |
| Authorship | (R. Brown) Bruch & Schimper |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Bryum |
| Contains | Bryum purpurascens subsp. autumnale (Limpricht) J. J. Amann |
| Citation | 1846 Bryol. Eur. 4: 154 |
| Holdings | 6 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Bryum purpurascens (R. Brown) Bruch & Schimper |
| Identification made in | [no date] (6) |