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Sandy soil adjacent to rocks. Alt. 90m. Haupt Nunataks. Budd Coast. Antarctica, Wilkes Sector

Moist, sandy soil below rock face on N facing slope above melt lake. Alt. 50m. Browning Peninsula, central area. Budd Coast. Antarctica, Wilkes Sector

Alt. 50-70m. Slopes to SE of Collins Point. Deception Island. South Shetland Islands

Antarctica, Olav (S of Ongul Islands) Antarctica, Enderby Sector

On Polytrichum humus, Alt. 200 ft. Edge Hill, Graham Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

Moist wood by dam, Alt. c. 250 ft. Middle of Bore Valley, south, Cumberland East Bay. South Georgia

Forming small dense erect tufts, in crevices in SE facing rocks, Alt. 100 ft. North coast, more easterly of the Corner Islands, Argentine Islands. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

Site of whalers hut, Alt. 40 ft. Slope on east side of Factory Cove, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Dry sandy pockets of soil amongst stones, (? blackened by being submerged in hollow and then frozen), Alt. 10-15 m. Area to south of former British base hut, to north of Lystad Bay, Horseshoe Island, North Marguerite Bay. Antarctic Peninsula, Fallieres Co

Steep, north facing wet slopes, among Giant Petrel colony, with scattered Deschampsia patches, Alt. 50 ft. Port Jebsen, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Rock crevices, Alt. c. 25 ft. Near the hut, Blaiklock Island, Loubet Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Loubet Coast

On beach gravel adjacent to boulders, Alt. 15 m. Barnard Point, Livingston Island. South Shetland Islands

Crevices in maritime outcrop, Alt. 8 m. South Beaches, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island. South Shetland Islands

Forming small cushions on steep west facing ash slopes, Alt. 300 ft. c. 0.25 mile south of lagoons, western shore of Candlemas Island. South Sandwich Islands

Shaded rock crevice near melt stream margin. Alt. 30 m. North Valley, Edmonson Point, Victoria Land. Antarctica, Ross Sector

Soil on timbers of former whaling station, Alt. 3 m. Whalers Bay, Deception Island. South Shetland Islands

Scree and ledges, Alt. 100-300 ft. Cape Vik, Coronation Island. South Orkney Islands

Among rocks on exposed hill top, Alt. 100 ft. North coast, more easterly of the Corner Islands, Argentine Islands. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

NW facing rocks on broad well vegetated ledge, Alt. 50 ft. Coast by Stella Creek, Galindez Island, Argentine Islands. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

Flat stony ground with scattered bryophyte vegetation, Alt. 50 ft. Immediately north of US Palmer Station, Norsel Point, Arthur Harbour, Anvers Island. Antarctic Peninsula, Danco Coast

On humus, Alt. 100 ft. North side of largest of Berthelot Islands, Graham Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

Well drained north-facing slope, rocky with gravel, moss patches from 5mm to 100 mm diameter, Deschampsia frequent, Bonoparte Point, Arthur Harbour, Anvers Island, Danco Coast. Antarctic Peninsula

Rock face. Lava flow amongst yellow tuft. Alt. 500 ft. West of Collins Point. Deception Island. South Shetland Islands

Foot of boulders on gently sloping south east. Deception Island. South Shetland Islands

margin of melt stream channel. Alt. 10 m. Edmonson Point North, Victoria Land. Antarctica, Ross Sector

Rostkovia bog, Alt. 500 ft. Barff Peninsula. South Georgia

On dry peaty soil, beside Ross Road West, Alt. 15 ft. Port Stanley, East Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands

On east facing, scree slopes, Alt. c. 150 ft. Behind beach, between Esmark Glacier and Holmstrand Peninsula. South Georgia

North facing rock outcrop. Alt. 50 ft. South shore of Port Stanley Harbour, East Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands

On moss on dry non-nitrogenous east-facing scree slope, Alt. 30 m. Behind north end of Binder Beach, Right Whale Bay. South Georgia

On Chorisodontium aciphyllum bank. Alt. 60 m. Hillside adjacent to Law's Glacier, Cape Hansen, Coronation Island. South Orkney Islands

On Chorisodontium turf on steep, north-facing slope, Alt. 350 ft. Above point between South Point and north-west tip of Moe Island. South Orkney Islands

On Polytrichum turf in dry Festuca Acaena community, Alt. 50 m. Above Hope Point, Cumberland East Bay. South Georgia

On steep, south-facing Chorisodontium bank, Alt. 100 m. Cliffs to north of Gold Harbour. South Georgia

On steep south-facing moss bank, Alt. 200 m. Ridge on south side of Wirik Bay. South Georgia

Moss covered rock ledge, with Hymenophyllum falklandicum. Alt. 65m. Behind Grytviken Whaling Station, King Edward Cove. South Georgia

Polytrichium alpestre turf amongst Nothofagus antarctica, Alt. 500 m. Cerro Mirador, near Punta Arenas, Magellanes. South America, Chile

On moss, Alt. 244 m. Hill 0.5 km. south-west of Endurance Glacier, Elephant Island. South Shetland Islands

Dry stony area with little vegetation-mainly cryptogams (very rare). Alt. 85m. Glacial outwash to W of Gull Lake, King Edward Cove. South Georgia

Dry stony ground amongst sparse Festuca contracta, Rostkovia magellanica andcryptogams (locally abundant). Alt. 10 m. Hestesletten, Cumberland East Bay. South Georgia

On dead Deschampsia antarctica near base on dry ground, Anvers Island, Danco Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Danco Coast

On moss. Central col along ridge. Alt. 140 m. Reptile Ridge. Antarctic Peninsula

Very local, with Polytrichum alpinum and Cladonia deformis, on soil at foot of rock face and occasionally on rock ledges, near the hut, Blaiklock Island, Loubet Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Loubet Coast

Amongst Tortula robusta and Acaena tenera, on slope to N of whaling station.Alt. 15m. Prince Olaf Harbour whaling station. South Georgia

North-facing scree slope, Alt. 17 m. half mile south of Clark Nunatak, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island. South Shetland Islands

Moss banks and on soil. Alt. 10-250 m. West side Cape Hansen, Coronation Island. South Orkney Islands

In Chorisodontium _ Polytrichum bank, Alt. 140 ft. Foot of hill between Factory Cove and Paal Harbour, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

On Polytrichum Chorisodontium turf, Alt. 100 m. Slope behind BAS station, Factory Cove, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

On Polytrichum, on wave cut platform, Alt. 40 ft. South side of Bernsten Point, Borge Bay, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

In shallow Polytrichum - Chorisodontium bank, Alt. 250 ft. To east of Gull Lake, Cumberland East Bay. South Georgia