Additions to the bryophyte flora of the Republic of Northern Macedonia
Author
Papp, Beáta
Botanical Department, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H- 1431, Budapest, Pf. 137 (Hungary)
Author
Pantović, Jovana
Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Takovska 43, 11000 Belgrade (Serbia)
Author
Sabovljević, Marko S.
Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Takovska 43, 11000 Belgrade (Serbia)
text
Cryptogamie, Bryologie
2019
2019-10-09
20
15
159
166
http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2019v40a15
journal article
10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2019v40a15
1776-0992
12215549
Pseudephemerum nitidum
(Hedw.) Loeske
SPECIMEN
EXAMINED
. —
Republic of Northern
Macedonia
. From Ohrid-Otoševo road to Velestovo through the plateau, before the junction to Velestovo and
Resen
, on acidic soil around a pond,
41°03’17,0”N
,
20°51’22,8”E
,
1470 m
a.s.l.,
18.X.2016
,
leg
.
Papp B. and Pantovi
ć
J. s.n.,
BP[BP 193726].
REMARKS
The species is scattered but widespread all over Europe (
Hodgetts 2015
). It is rarely reported from the Balkans, apart from low intensity of field research, the reason could be its minute size and seasonal appearance. It was previously reported from
Bosnia-Herzegovina
,
Bulgaria
,
Croatia
,
Greece
,
Romania
and
Slovenia
(
Sabovljević
et al.
2008
;
Ros
et al.
2013
;
Hodgetts 2015
). In the rest of the Mediterranean area, it was recorded in
Algeria
, Azores,
Corsica
,
France
,
Italy
, Madeira,
Morocco
,
Portugal
and
Spain
(
Ros
et al.
2013
;
Hodgetts 2015
). It is red-listed in
Romania
as EN (
Ştefănuţ & Goia 2012
) and in
Slovenia
as VU Martinčič (2006).