Dioicous. Plants 1–3 mm tall. Leaves weakly spreading when moist, erecto-patent and incurved when dry, lingulate with a broad sheathing base, 1–3.2 mm long, 0.3–0.7 mm wide, concave; apex cucullate, appearing obtuse, but pointed when leaf is flattened out; costa ceasing below apex or percurrent, occupying c. width of leaf base; margin entire, incurved; laminal cells in apical half quadrate or rectangular; basal cells quadrate to short-rectangular. Seta 6–12 mm long, reddish brown. Capsule erect, cylindric, dark brown, 2–3 mm long. Peristome moderately twisted. Operculum c. 1.5 mm long.
MuM, Wim, GleP, Brid, VVP, RobP, Gold, CVU, NIS, HNF. Also SA, NSW and ACT. New Zealand, Europe, northern Africa, North America. In open woodland, on roadsides and other anthropogenic habitats and besides watercourses throughout western and northern Victoria.
