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Floor of lowland Nothofagus forest. Puerto Eden, Wellington Island. South America, Chile

Damp rock depression, top of moss bank. 5 m. Searchlight Bay, Galindez Islands, Argentine Islands. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

On soil among boulders. Foot of S scree slopes of Mt Umingmak. 1750 ft. Northern Ellesmere Island Canada

NW facing under outcrop of rock. 10 m. Rock outcrop nr Searchlight Bay, Galindez Islands, Argentine Islands. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

Moist crevice in NW facing rocks. 0 - 50 ft. North west coast, Skua Island, Argentine Islands. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

In boggy flush in plateau grassland. Alt. = 180 m. East end of Skua Lake. Macquarie Island

Moist ledge on NW facing rocks. 25 ft. Coast by Meek Channel, Galindez Island, Argentine Islands. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

Dry heathy ground at foot of talus slopes. Temperature readings. S slopes of Mt McGill. 1500 ft. Northern Ellesmere Island Canada

With other mosses on soil and stones on stream bank on steep N facing slope. Sporophytes LCI. N slopes of Mt McGill. 2000 ft. Northern Ellesmere Island Canada

Near S end of Van Hauen Pass. Northern Ellesmere Island Canada

Moist stony gully near snowpatch. E side VHP near N end. 1000 ft. Northern Ellesmere Island Canada

Signy South Orkney Islands

Rock ledge (damp). 4 m. North coast of Galindez Islands, Argentine Islands. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

On a deposit of volcanic ash over the glacier. 100 ft. Western side of glacier running into Port Foster north of Kroner Lake. Deception Island South Shetland Islands

Crevice at back of ledge on NW facing rocks. 50 ft. Near north end of island. More easterly of the Corner Islands Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

By thermistor 8. 50 ft. Factory Cove. Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Dry meadow on level ground, dominated by Eriophorum spp., with Pedicularis, Dupontia etc. frequent on peaty soil. Mouth of valley ca. 5 miles NE from head of Tanquary Fiord. 100 ft. Northern Ellesmere Island Canada

Peaty soil on mod. steep N facing stony slope. Towards W end of gully on N side of Mt Molsen. 1400 ft. Northern Ellesmere Island Canada

Moist peaty soil on NW facing bank. By main stream on N slopes of Mt McGill. 2250 ft. Northern Ellesmere Island Canada

On soil among scree on E facing slope. W side of Blister Creek ca. 2 miles from Lake Hazen. 1110 ft. Northern Ellesmere Island Canada

Peaty soil on lower part of scree slope (2B). Near main stream on N slopes of Mt McGill. 2250 ft. Northern Ellesmere Island Canada

3"-6" light snow cover. Thermistor Site. Galindez Island Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

Deep moss bank on steep NE facing slope. 100 ft. North East Coast. Galindez Island Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

Forming small shallow banks on steep south to west facing rocky slopes. 50 ft. Between Palmer Station and Norsel Point. Anvers Islands Antarctic Peninsula, Danco Coast

By thermistors 4-6. 50 ft. Factory Cove, Signy Island South Orkney Islands

Moss bank on NW facing slope. 450 ft. Near summit of Petermann Island Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

Rocky bank. 100 ft. At eastern edge of town, Stanley. Falkland Islands

Forming mounds in Agrostis-Luzula-Stilbocarpa-Pleurophyllum herbfield association. Alt. = 100 m. Wireless Hill. Macquarie Island

Under thin layer of gravel on dry slope below rock outcrop. Turks Head, Ross Island, Victoria Land. Antarctica, Ross Sector

Wet peat cutting in Restkovia bog. Dark and shaded. c. 100 m. Sphagnum valley. South Georgia

In short grassland/fellfield ecotone. 2 km N of Green Gorge. Macquarie Island

On moss (Tortula robusta + Polytrichum alpinum). SE facing slope. 150 m. Bjornstadt Bay South Georgia

On bare soil on moraine on NW-facing slope. Alt. 5 m. Mountain ridge called Cytadela, Golden Cove, Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. South Shetland Islands

South-faceing scree. Seaquist Ridge. Meyer Hills, Ellsworth Mountains. Antarctica, Scotia Sector

Fond du Cratere Vulcain, Alt. = 550 m. Ile Amsterdam

On dry exposed rock surfaces, Alt. 100 ft. Outwash plain west of Husvik, Stromness Bay. South Georgia

On rocky knoll S of Scoble Lake. Alt. = 230 m. South of Scoble Lake. Macquarie Island

On stones in feldmark community. Alt. = 210 m. South of Island Lake. Macquarie Island

On forest floor, under Nothofagus in mixed Nothofagus-Eucalyptus-Leptospermum rainforest community. North of Projection Bluff, Western Tiers. Tasmania

In short grassland/fellfield ecotone. Alt. = 220 m. 2 km N of Green Gorge. Macquarie Island

Common in all open situations. Cordillera San Pedro, Chiloe. South America, Chile

In bryophyte short tussock grassland formation on plateau. Alt. = 200 m. 15 degrees SW aspect. 800 m SW of Scoble Lake. Macquarie Island

On rock faces on S-facing slope. Alt. 135 m. Siodlo (=saddle) Hill in Baranowski Glacier, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. South Shetland Islands

On moist basalt gravel among boulders near snowbank. 100 ft. North shore of Horseshoe Bay, near Cape Royds, Ross Island, Victoria Land. Antarctica, Ross Sector

Appears free living on forest floor. Nothofagus nitida forest. Chepu, Chiloe. South America, Chile

In boggy depression on upper beach terrace. Alt. = 20 m. 700 m E of Handspike Corner. Macquarie Island

On rock fragments. Alt. 1395 m. Small side valley on west side of Henderson Glacier, Ellsworth Mountains. Antarctica, Scotia Sector

On rocky bank at edge of gully. Sawyer Creek, small latiral gully on East side, lower Sawyer Creek gorge. Macquarie Island

Rock crevice/ledge facing N/NW on sea cliffs. 3.5 m. North coast of Galindez Islands, Argentine Islands. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

Rock. Ridge. Alt. 274 m. Francis Island Antarctic Peninsula, Bowman Coast