The top of the Pollino massif (southern Italy), an important refuge area for noteworthy mosses |
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| Authors: | M Puglisi M Aleffi A Cogoni M Privitera |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Italympuglisi@unict.it;3. School of Environmental Science, University of Camerino, Italy;4. Department of Environmental and Life Science, University of Cagliari, Italy;5. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The occurrence on the Pollino massif (southern Italy) of several remarkable mosses, which are rare or very rare in Italy, is reported. They are Orthotrichum acuminatum H. Philib., Distichium inclinatum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. and Grimmia longirostris Hook., new to the southern part of the Italian peninsula, and Schistidium dupretii (Thér.) W.A. Weber, new to South Italy. Moreover, Orthotrichum cupulatum Hoffm. ex Brid. var. fuscum (Venturi) Boulay, a very rare taxon in Europe and up to now considered vanished in Italy, is rediscovered in Italy after about one century from its single previous report. |
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| Keywords: | Mosses new records refuge areas Pollino massif Italy |
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