Contributions to the bryophyte flora of semi-natural forests of forest steppe zone in Hungary

Abstract

57 bryophyte taxa were recorded in semi-natural forests of the Pannonian sandy forest steppe in the northern part of the Great Hungarian Plain. Four species are included (Eurhynchium striatum, Fissidens viridulus, Nyholmiella obtusifolia, Orthotrichum patens) in the national red list of bryophytes. 24 taxa (22 epiphytes and two terricolous species) are regarded as forest specialists, among them several species are very rare in the Great Hungarian Plain, like Dicranum tauricum, Hypnum pallescens var. reptile, Polytrichum formosum, Pterygynadrum filiforme. Two of them (Plagiothecium laetum, P. succulentum) are reported for the first time from the Great Hungarian Plain.