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This name record (from Tropicos) is not included in version 1.1 of The Plant List. It is possible the same name is included from a different data source, to check this you can search for Orthotrichum elegans in version 1.1 of The Plant List.

Orthotrichum elegans subsp. killiasii J.J. Amann ex Podp. is a synonym of Orthotrichum speciosum Nees

This name is a synonym of Orthotrichum speciosum Nees.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35173370) with original publication details: Consp. Musc. Eur. 472 472 1954.