Four new reports to the moss flora of Iran

Pottiaceae is one of the largest known moss families, with nearly ۱۴۰۰ species embraces more than ۱۰% of all known species in the world. Species in this family are often distributed worldwide and are characteristic of variable or harsh environments, constituting a significant portion of the vegetation cover in arid, alpine, arctic, and desert regions. Many of these species are adapted to dry climates and often dominate moss populations in arid regions worldwide. This family has ۱۷ genera, ۶۵ species, seven varieties, and ۱ subspecies so far known in Iran. In this study, which investigated the diversity of mosses in Lorestan Province (SW of Iran), ۱۲۰ moss samples were collected and identified during multiple field surveys using reliable sources. Of these, ۳۲ samples belonged to Pottiaceae, which included ۱۴ genera and ۲۳ species. In this paper, four species of this family are reported for the first time from Iran, namely, Leptobarbula berica, Phascum schreberianum, Protobryum bryoides, and Tortula leucostoma.

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Leptobarbula berica ، Lorestan province ، Phascum schreberianum ، Protobryum bryoides ، Tortula leucostoma