Selected material studied: Moratalla, Macizo de Revolcadores, pr. pico El Obispo, 1900m, 7-III-2004, Cano 1431 (MUB 16671).
Humiferous soils, calcareous rocks or with soil accumulated on rocks.
Previous records: Ros & Llimona (1984) sub Brachythecium velutinum var. salicinum; Ros & Guerra (1987) sub B. velutinum; Cano et al. (2004) sub B. velutinum var. salicinum.
