Habit; Habitat: Open Pinus jeffreyi on gravelly semi-barren ultramafic soil; Location; Gentle slope above Squaw Creek, tributary of Deer Creek, Illinois River Valley; Substrate: Rock, peridotite and serpentinite; Elevation: 450 meters.
Spores; Habitat: Biscuit scabland, rocky Artemisia rigida areas around grassy mounds, shallow draw just south of county dirt road; Location: BLM land just east of Lawrence Memorial Grassland; Substrate: Moss (Grimmia) over rock, basalt; Elevation: 1050 meters.
Ascus; Habitat: Biscuit scabland, rocky Artemisia rigida areas around grassy mounds, shallow draw just south of county dirt road; Location: BLM land just east of Lawrence Memorial Grassland; Substrate: Moss (Grimmia) over rock, basalt; Elevation: 1050 meters.