| Name | Orthotrichum alpestre Hornschuch ex Bruch & Schimper |
| Authorship | Hornschuch ex Bruch & Schimper |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Orthotrichum |
| Contains | Orthotrichum alpestre var. majus Lesquereux & James Orthotrichum alpestre var. occidentale (James) Grout Orthotrichum alpestre var. watsonii (James) Grout |
| Citation | 1849 Bryol. Eur. 3: 75 |
| Holdings | 10 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Orthotrichum alpestre Hornschuch ex Bruch & Schimper |
| Identification made in | [no date] (10) |