Selected material studied: Lorca, cercanía de Coy, Los Prados, 870m, 4-IV-2009, López s.n. (MUB34161).
Talus and accumulated soil at the base of rocks, mainly gypsiferous.
Previous records: Casas et al. (1985) sub Tortula caninervis; Ros & Guerra (1985, 1987) sub T. caninervis; Gallego (2002); Gallego et al.(2002b); Cano et al. (2004); Guerra et al. (2006).