| Name | Polytrichum juniperinum var. alpinum Schimper |
| Authorship | Schimper |
| Rank | Variety |
| Placed in | Polytrichum juniperinum Hedwig |
| Citation | 1860 Syn. Musc. Eur. 447 |
| Holdings | 2 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Polytrichum juniperinum var. alpinum Schimper |
| Identification made in | [no date] (2) |