New national and regional bryophyte records, 67
Citation
Ellis, L. T., Alataş, M., Álvaro Alba, W. R., Charry Giraldo, A. M., Amatov, V., Batan, N., . . . Callaghan, D. A. (2021). New national and regional bryophyte records, 67. Journal of Bryology, 43(3), 301-311. doi:10.1080/03736687.2021.1977517Abstract
1. Andreaea blyttii Schimp.
Contributor. R. Natcheva
Bulgaria. Samokov Region, Rila Mountains, Rila National Park, N slopes of peak Deno, on granite slabs and scree, collected with occasional sporophytes, 42.19709°N, 23.60322°E, 2780 m a.s.l, 17 September 2019, leg./det. R. Natcheva s.n. (SOM 9811-B).
This arctic-alpine species has a north Holarctic circumpolar distribution and this is the first report of Andreaea blyttii for SE Europe. It is its southernmost locality and extends its range further south in Europe. The Rila Mountains are the highest in the Balkan peninsula and A. blyttii was found near the highest summit (Mussala, 2925 m a.s.l.). In Bulgaria the genus Andreaea is also represented by A. alpestris (Thed.) Schimp. and A. rupestris Hedw., both of which occur in the Rila Mountains.
