Abstract
A checklist of lichens and lichenicolous fungi of Sierra Nevada (Granada, southeast Spain) is presented, fruit of the collecting field trip carried out by the Spanish Lichen Society (SEL), complemented with literature references. The authors identified 194 taxa (171 lichens and 23 lichenicolous fungi). As a result of these identifications, 46 lichens and nine lichenicolous fungi are reported for the first time in Sierra Nevada. To date, the catalogue includes 551 taxa (528 lichens and 23 lichenicolous fungi). We confirm both the scarce presence of terricolous lichens in the cryoromediterranean belt and the absence of alpine belt terricolous lichens.
Highlights
The characteristic situation of Sierra Nevada, which comprises the highest elevations in the Iberian Peninsula and the southernmost of the great European mountain ranges, has drawn the attention of botanists since the end of the 18th century
The northern limit of the massif is composed by the sedimentary materials of the Guadix and Baza depressions belonging to the Guadiciano-Bastetano sector that is no longer considered as part of Sierra Nevada
The authors searched for characteristic terricolous lichens from the alpine bioclimatic belt in the above-treeline localities (Loc. 1, Loc. 2, Loc. 3, Loc. 4 and Loc. 5)
Summary
The characteristic situation of Sierra Nevada, which comprises the highest elevations in the Iberian Peninsula and the southernmost of the great European mountain ranges, has drawn the attention of botanists since the end of the 18th century. A pioneer of his time, in addition to multiple floristic observations, Clemente built an altitudinal cliserie where he collected data on the vascular and lichen flora from the summit of Mulhacen to the sea level. It was probably the first built in Europe and with it, according to the author himself, “he intended to lay the foundations of Geographical Botany in Andalusia, which did not yet exist in any other European country”. The northern limit of the massif is composed by the sedimentary materials of the Guadix and Baza depressions belonging to the Guadiciano-Bastetano sector that is no longer considered as part of Sierra Nevada. Offer a coherent catalogue that includes the real biodiversity present in the area
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