Selected material studied: Murcia, El Valle, 30-III-2003, Cano 1107 (MUB 15032).
On open soils, occasionally gypsiferous soils.
Previous records: Casas (1973) sub Grimmia pitardii; Casas et al. (1985) sub Grimmia pitardii; Ros & Guerra (1987) sub Grimmia pitardii; Cano et al. (2004); Cros et al. (2010).