Studia botanica hungarica

Author(s): Papp, B., Gospodinov, G. & Natcheva, R.
Title: Contribution to the bryophyte flora of the metalliferous areas of the Eastern Rhodopi Mts, Bulgaria.
Year: 2026
Volume: 56
Pages: 5-30.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17110/StudBot.2025.56.2.5

Abstract: During investigation of the bryophyte flora formed on igneous rocks enriched in metals, we identified a total of 183 bryophyte taxa (one hornwort, 33 liverworts, and 149 mosses). Nine taxa (two liverworts and 7 mosses) have been reported for the first time from Bulgaria, namely Ric¬cia michelii, Targionia lorbeeriana, Didymodon nicholsonii, D. tophaceus subsp. erosus, Epipterygium tozeri, Orthotrichum schimperi, Lewinskya acuminata, Schistidium dupretii, and Scorpiurium sendt¬neri. Two species (Philonotis calcarea and Syntrichia subpapillosissima) are included in the European bryophyte red list in the NT and DD category, respectively. Twenty-seven species (6 liverworts and 21 mosses) have conservation importance based on recent knowledge on their distribution and threats affecting them in Bulgaria and neighbouring countries.
Keywords: liverworts, mosses, new national records, species of conservation interest, southeastern Europe
Subject: biology, botany

Journal: Studia botanica hungarica
Journal abbreviation: Studia bot. hung.
ISSN: 0301-7001
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Bauer, N.