Bryologist 76: 419 (1973). Type locality: USA, North Carolina, Ashe Co., Bluff Mountain, 2 mi. SSW of West Jefferson, 1972, J. P. Dey 449 (DUKE - holotype).
Type locality: USA, North Carolina, Ashe Co., Bluff Mountain, 2 mi. SSW of West Jefferson, 1972, J. P. Dey 449 (DUKE - holotype).