Selected material studied: Moratalla, Sierra de Villafuerte, arroyo Blanco, 30SWH7423, 1100m, 26-IV-2002, Cano et al. s.n. (MUB 15026).
Open soils.
Previous records: Casas (1973) sub Pottia davalliana; Ros & Llimona (1984) sub P. starckeana subsp. conica; Ros & Guerra (1985, 1987) sub P. commutata, P. starckeana subsp. conica and P. starckeana subsp. minutula; Cano et al. (2004); Guerra et al. (2006).