Calciphilous Species of the Genus Scapania in the Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians, Poland and Slovakia): Distribution and Threats

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Abstract: Gorski, P. & Vaňa, J. 2015. Calciphilous species of the genus Scapania in the Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians, Poland and Slovakia): distribution and threats. — Herzogia 28: 28–37. This study presents the distribution, both horizontal and vertical, of eight species of the genus Scapania occurring throughout the Tatra Mountains, on the strongholds of limestone rocks (S. aequiloba, S. aspera, S. brevicaulis, S. calcicola, S. cuspiduligera, S. gymnostomophila, S. helvetica, and S. praetervisa). A list of localities of each species is presented on the basis of the data published between 1814 and 2014 as well as our own herbarium data. An original key for identification of earworts was prepared, and selected features are also illustrated.