<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Orthotrichum pulchellum Brunt. has been collected in Poland recently. So far, only one old record of the species from the nineteenth century is known from this country. The epiphytic moss has been discovered recently on three localities in the north-western part of the country. Diagnostic features and ecology are presented. The historical and recent findings of the species in Poland are briefly discussed and its current distribution is mapped. It is suggested that the species should be placed on the red-list of mosses in Poland in the category “Indeterminate”.</p></abstract>

Orthotrichum pulchellum Brunt. has been collected in Poland recently. So far, only one old record of the species from the nineteenth century is known from this country. The epiphytic moss has been discovered recently on three localities in the north-western part of the country. Diagnostic features and ecology are presented. The historical and recent findings of the species in Poland are briefly discussed and its current distribution is mapped. It is suggested that the species should be placed on the red-list of mosses in Poland in the category “Indeterminate”.

Recent rediscovery of the epiphytic moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Brunt. in Poland

Dept. of Biology and Ecology, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ-710 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic

Laboratory of Bryology, Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lubicz 46, 31-512 Kraków, Poland

ul. Wojska Polskiego 30/5, 69-110 Rzepin, Poland.

ul. Bohaterów Radzieckich 105, 69-110 Rzepin, Poland

ul. Kochanowskiego 27, 73-200 Choszczno, Poland

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

Orthotrichum pulchellum Brunt. has been collected in Poland recently. So far, only one old record of the species from the nineteenth century is known from this...

Recent rediscovery of the epiphytic moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Brunt. in Poland

Published Online: Dec 13, 2013

Page range: 97 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2013-0010

Keywords
Orthotrichum pulchellum, mosses, bryoflora, spreading, oceanic species, Poland

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Recent rediscovery of the epiphytic moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Brunt. in Poland

Published Online: Dec 13, 2013

Page range: 97 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2013-0010

KeywordsOrthotrichum pulchellum, mosses, bryoflora, spreading, oceanic species, Poland

This content is open access.

Keywords
Orthotrichum pulchellum, mosses, bryoflora, spreading, oceanic species, Poland