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Hanging from branches of trees. Kelly's Range above Jacksons. New Zealand

Epiphyte on tree trunk in cloud forest. Alt. 2325 m. El Valle between san Javier and the forested slopes of the Sierra de La Culata, Distrito Libertador, Venezuela. South America, Venezuela

On soil, Alt. 30 m. Top of moraine near middle of Zenker Ridge, Moraine Fjord. South Georgia

On soil between pebbles of dried-up stream bed, Alt. 30 m. Behind Beach, Moltke Harbour, Royal Bay. South Georgia

On soil on level ground, Alt. 200 m. Hills to north of Gold Harbour. South Georgia

On fine gravelly soil on river outwash. Alt. 3 m. Behind Husvik whaling station. South Georgia

Horseshoe Island Antarctic Peninsula, Fallieres Coast

Moist clayey soil and occasionally extending onto mosses, Alt. c. 100 ft. Moraines of Zenker Ridge, Hestesletten, Cumberland East Bay. South Georgia

Rocks on shore, just above high water mark. Alt. 2m. Punta Bulnes, Brunswick Peninsula, Magellanes. South America, Chile

Bare ground Alt. 50 m Inland west from Negro Hill Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island South Shetland Islands

On basalt debris, facing south, Alt. 60 m. 100 metres east of volcanic plug, South Beaches, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island. South Shetland Islands

On superficial deposits of drift and scree, Alt. 80 m. Centre of Barton Peninsula, King George Island. South Shetland Islands

On Andreaea on north-facing rock, Alt. 300 ft. North side of Observation Bluff, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

On scree, Alt. 152 m. 2 km SW of Endurance Glacier, Elephant Island. South Shetland Islands

Exposed scree facing west, Alt. 700 ft. Rock buttress at SE side of Sunshine Glacier, Coronation Island. South Orkney Islands

On stone stripes and gravel with Andreaea and some Drepanocladus, Alt. 150 ft. Ridge north of knolls between Thulla Point, and Port Jebsen, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

On the south ridge near the summit , Alt. 400 ft. The northern 'hump' or Nunatak of Camel Nunataks. Antarctic Peninsula

Short walls and ledges on west side of ridge, Alt. 500 ft. Nunatak to the north of Theodolite Hill. Antarctic Peninsula

On dry scree slope, on weathered boulders on north-facing slope. Jardine Peak, Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. South Shetland Islands

Dry rocks at summit of Point, Alt. 100+m. 2nd Point south of Metchnikoff Pt, Brabant Island. Antarctic Peninsula

Moist gravelly gentle slope. Alt. 185m. Robin Plateau, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

Moist sedimentary rock , Alt. 75 m. Mount Alexander, Joinville Island. Antarctic Peninsula

On dry rock, Alt. 1800-1900 ft. 400-500 ft below summit of Devils Peak, Coronation Island. South Orkney Islands

Dry rock ledge, Alt. 350 m. Near summit Orca Point, Cumberland East Bay. South Georgia

Rock channels, at summit of point only, may be associated with Skuas, Alt. 30 m. Claude Point, Brabant Island. Antarctic Peninsula

On stones and occasionally on Andreaea, Alt. c. 50 ft. Near the base hut, Blaiklock Island, Loubet Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Loubet Coast

Alt. c. 20 ft. Neny Island, Fallieres Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Fallieres Coast

Stones and gravel in seepage area. Alt. 175 m. Andreaea Plateau, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

On moss (Pohlia nutans), stony ground. Central col along ridge. Alt. 140 m. Reptile Ridge. Antarctic Peninsula

On grey lava. Alt. 30 m. South of Macaroni Beach, Marion Island. Prince Edward Islands

On flat pieces of rock in water. Alt. 30 m. South of Macaroni Beach, Marion Island. Prince Edward Islands

On moss on dry gravelly soil. Alt. 80 m. On plateau, Harrow Peaks, Victoria Land. Antarctica, Ross Sector

Beneath quartz stone. Alt. 10m. Vestfold Hills, Heidemann Peninsula. Ingrid Christensen Coast. Antarctica, Enderby Sector

Gravels at margin of stone stripe. Alt. 25m. E side Lachman Crags, James Ross Island. Antarctic Peninsula

Very local, on rocks, usually in crevices, Alt. c. 50-100 ft. Neny Island, Fallieres Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Fallieres Coast

Dry, sandy soil and moss (Sarconeurum glaciale). Vestfold Hills, Mossel Valley area. Ingrid Christensen Coast. Antarctica, Enderby Sector

Dry stones and rock crevices. Alt. 15-20m. Whitney Point, Clark Peninsula. Budd Coast. Antarctica, Wilkes Sector

On dry rocks and on Umbilicaria antarctic thalli. Alt. 150 m. Kay Island, Victoria Land Antarctica, Ross Sector

Rock crevices. Alt. 10-15 m. North side of Rothera Point, Adelaide Island. Antarctic Peninsula

Alt. 15-20m. Rothera Point, Adelaide Island. "Flagstaff Hill". Antarctic Peninsula

On moist rocks, Alt. 10-25 m. Dismal Island, Faure Islands, Fallieres Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Fallieres Coast

Sheltered rocks, Alt. 30 ft. Galindez Island, Argentine Islands, Graham Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

North facing rocks, Alt. 50 ft. Crags above the windscoop, Galindez Island, Falkland Islands. Antarctic Peninsula, Graham Coast

On dirty sloping wet rock and covering damp, small scree at foot of rocks, on steep north-facing scree slope, Alt. c. 80 ft. near Scar Hills, south, northern side of Hope Bay. Antarctic Peninsula, Trinity Peninsula, East Coast

On smaller stones between rocks in damper situations, Alt. 240 ft. above small penguin rookery on slope at western end of Lake Boeckella, Trinity Peninsula. Antarctic Peninsula, Trinity Peninsula, East Coast

On flat stones on scree slope in gully, north facing slope, Alt. 100 ft. Southern shore of bay east of base, west coast of Horseshoe Island. Antarctic Peninsula, Fallieres Coast

On Andreaea and Drepanocladus on moist rocks, Alt. c. 200 ft. slope behind BAS Station, Factory Cove, Signy Island. South Orkney Islands

On dead moss and dead Deschampsia antarctica and on rock, Alt. 35-80 m. North facing rocky slope on north side of Lagotellerie Island, Fallieres Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Fallieres Coast

On Tortula grossiretis, Alt. ca. 10 m. South end of promontory, Norsel Point, Anvers Island, Danco Coast. Antarctic Peninsula, Danco Coast

On Encalypta and sandy soil. Alt. c. 5m. Ablation Valley, Alexander Island. Antarctic Peninsula, Alexander Island