*1: Near Morvah, 1844,
AG (PNZ) (Paton 1969a: 754).
*2: Rough Tor, 1876,
RVT (B) (Paton 1969a:
754).
Habitat notes from Cornwall are as follows. Amongst
other mosses or forming pure mats, on soil and ground-litter
in deciduous woodland and at edges of conifer woodlands. On
acid soil and edges of flat or sloping granitic (less often
slate) rocks, in open, partly shaded among boulders or
moderately to heavily shaded (e.g. under Beech trees in
valley-side woodland, under Rhododendrons near ruined
china-clay works, in grove of deciduous trees, in edge of
spruce plantation). Among other bryophytes and on soil among
rocks on tors and heathy hillsides near tors and persisting
sometimes among boulders in acid grassland after overgrazing
destroys the heath vegetation. Patch with other mosses (Hypnum) on flat top of
large rounded granitic boulder in open oak woodland (only
presence of species in region).
Among grasses lightly shaded by Grey Willows in
area of old mine spoil. In heathy area on old mine spoil
(Bodmin Moor). Twice on heathy banks on old china clay spoil
(once near Hylocomium
splendens). On acid clayey soil of steep, part shaded
streambank. Small patch on rotting wood of old decorticated
branch in generally rather basic flush beside stream in
deciduous woodland.
Two records c.fr. in Cornwall: capsules immature 4,
5, dehiscing 5, dehisced 5.
