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A random monitoring of Buxbaumia viridis was carried out throughout the territory of the Calabria region by exploring river courses, rivulets, river escarpments, forests with long ecological continuity to assess the species abundance and ecological characteristics. The species has been found at 94 sites with a total 1027 capsule-inclusive sporophytes and 286 capsule-free setae, 2 sites with both protonema and vegetative propagules and one site with only the protonema. Historical overview and ecological evaluation of the species are given.