| Name | Weissia controversa var. australis (Austin) Schornhurst |
| Authorship | (Austin) Schornherst |
| Rank | Variety |
| Placed in | Weissia controversa Hedwig |
| Citation | 1940 Bryologist 43: 63 |
| Holdings | 44 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Weissia controversa var. australis (Austin) Schornhurst |
| Identification made in | [no date] (44) |