Notes on the taxonomy, chorology and habitat of Pohlia greenii Brid. (Bryophyta) in the Iberian Peninsula

Abstract

Guerra, J. 2021. Notes on the taxonomy, chorology and habitat of Pohlia greenii Brid. (Bryophyta) in the Iberian Peninsula. – Herzogia 34: 197–202.Pohlia greenii Brid. is currently known in the Iberian Peninsula only from a few localities in the Pyrenees. A review of specimens and the discovery of new Iberian localities in the Sistema Central and Sierra Nevada allows us to provide new data on their taxonomic identity and chorology. Although it has been generally recognised in Europe as P. elongata var. greenii (Brid.) A.J.Shaw, all the data analysed suggest that it is a morphologically recognisable species, which grows in siliceous rock crevices at high altitudes in the Iberian Peninsula. The species is briefly characterised and illustrated.