Syn.: P. canina auct. belg. p.p., non (L.) Willd.

On mosses, usually on soil or rocks, rarely on trees, mostly observed near rivers or in moist forests.

Belgium: Fl.: RR (†1867), Camp.: RRR (†1869), Brab.: RR (†1899), Mosan: AR, Ard.: AR, decreasing, Lorr.: RR.

Luxembourg: Ard.: R, Lorr.: RR.

France: Mar.: RRR (1988), Ard.: RRR.

Lit.: Boul.: 71, Goffinet et al. (1995: 195), Vitikainen (1994: 63).