Sphagnum mosses (Sphagnaceae, Bryophyta) of South Ossetia (Caucasus)

G. Ya. Doroshina, E. Yu. Kuzmina, I. A. Nikolajev

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31111/nsnr/2017.51.232

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Abstract

Information on the Sphagnum mosses of the South Ossetia is generalized, the resulted list is presented. Nine species of Sphagnum are included in the list, whereabouts data and references to the publications are given, and the presence of a sample in the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS (LE) is noted. The species Sphagnum platyphyllum (Lindb. ex Braithw.) Warnst. rarely occurring in the Caucasus is reported in the South Ossetia for the first time. The species was found in the Caucasus, South Ossetia, at the side of the Ertso Lake (42°28ʹN, 43°45ʹE), 1720 m a. s. l., among sedge thickets at the margin of the overgrowing lake. The peculiarities of its occurrence and ecological conditions are considered. Its distribution in the Caucasus and in the world is discussed.

Keywords: Sphagnum mosses, Sphagnum platyphyllum, South Ossetia, Caucasus

Section: Bryophytes

How to cite

Doroshina G. Ya., Kuzmina E. Yu., Nikolajev I. A. 2017. Sphagnum mosses (Sphagnaceae, Bryophyta) of South Ossetia (Caucasus). Novosti Sist. Nizsh. Rast. 51: 232–241. https://doi.org/10.31111/nsnr/2017.51.232

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