Selected material studied: Moratalla, Sierra de Villafuerte, arroyo Blanco, 30SWH7423, 1100m, 26-IV-2002, Cano et al. s.n. (MUB 15025).
Calcareous rocks and epiphytic on trunks of Juglans regia, Juniperus oxycedrus and bases of Quercus rotundifolia.
Previous records: Allorge & Allorge (1946); Alcaraz et al. (1982) sub Orthotrichum cupulatum var. sardagnanum; Ros & Llimona (1984) sub O. cupulatum and O. cupulatum var. sardagnanum; Ros & Guerra (1987); Cano et al. (2004).
