Orthotrichum columbicum Mitt.
(a moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthotrichum columbicum (a moss)
GenusOrthotrichum (a genus of bristle-mosses)
FamilyORTHOTRICHACEAE (a family of yoke- and bristle-mosses and pincushions)
OrderORTHOTRICHALES (an order of yoke- and bristle-mosses and pincushions)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Blockeel, T. 2008 Orthotrichum consimile in Derbyshire FB Vol 94: 23-26.

Orthotrichum columbicum (a moss) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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