Ecology: Páramo, possibly shrubby transitional zone; on soil. Elevation: 4350 m. Distribution: Colombia and circum-subantarctic (Chile and Argentina, Falkland Islands, South Africa, New Zealand).
Ecología: Páramo, sobre suelo. Elevación: 4350 m. Distribución: Colombia, Chile y Argentina, Islas Falkland, Nueva Zelanda.
Apparently Bryum perlimbatum is rather a small version of B. andicola (= B. billiardieri of Ochi), distinguished by the revolute margins from the base to midleaf, subentire, and leaf margin bordered by 7-10 or more rows of linear cells (cf. Ochi 1982).