Selected material studied: Moratalla, Sierra del Buitre, 16-V-2010, Cano 5663 (MUB 32437).
Humiferous soils, calcareous rocks and base oftrunks.
Previous records: Ros & Llimona (1984) sub Brachythecium velutinum; Ros & Guerra (1987) sub B. velutinum; Cano et al. (2004) sub B. velutinum.