Distribution:
Hameldon Scout (SD72Z, P Jepson, 2002)
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Former Distribution:
Summit of Pendle Hill (SD74V & SD84A, Flora of Preston 1859); Scarth Rake, Cliviger (SD82Y, W Wilson, n.d.); Rushy Hill (SD81Y, Buckley n.d.); Fo Edge (SD81J, JB Wood, 1839); Simonswood Moss (SD40K & SJ49P, WS Skelhorne, Dickinson 1851); Risley Moss (SJ69Q, W Wilson, n.d.); Woolston Moss (SJ69K, W Wilson, n.d.).

Habitat:
Open acidic grassland on a steep slope associated with former mineral workings.
Taxon Designation: Species of Conservation Importance in North West England; Flowering Plants & Ferns Ff4(a); Lancashire BAP Provisional Long List; South Lancashire Axiophyte.

Comments:
Rare. The extant population is believed to be a colonisation from airborne spores.