New records of the rare arctic-alpine moss Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides (Huebener) T. J. Kop. in Croatia

Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides (Huebener) T. J. Kop. is a rare arctic–alpine species previously known from only one locality in Croatia. We report two new records in this paper. Firstly, it was found along the hiking path Rossijeva Koliba – Fabin Dolac – Škrbina Draga (about 1550 m a. s. l.) in the Nor...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Glasnik Hrvatskog botaničkog društva
Main Authors: Bučar, Marija, Šegota, Vedran, Alegro, Antun
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Croatian Botanical Society 2023
Subjects:
glacial relict
moss
River Kamačnik
SE Europe
glacijalni relikt
mahovina
rijeka Kamačnik
jugoistočna Europa
Arctic
Draga
Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/311797
https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/450244
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Summary:Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides (Huebener) T. J. Kop. is a rare arctic–alpine species previously known from only one locality in Croatia. We report two new records in this paper. Firstly, it was found along the hiking path Rossijeva Koliba – Fabin Dolac – Škrbina Draga (about 1550 m a. s. l.) in the Northern Velebit National Park in 2015. Eight years later, in 2023, a new and unassuming locality was found in the canyon of the River Kamačnik (Gorski Kotar). This site, situated at approximately 400 m a. s. l., represents a rare lower altitude refugium for this species which makes it interesting and noteworthy. Also, as this is the second rare bryophyte species which has lately been found in this area, the canyon of the River Kamačnik should be more thoroughly investigated for more bryological curiosities. Cyrtomnium hymenophylloides (Huebener) T. J. Kop. je rijetka arkto-alpska vrsta prethodno poznata sa samo jednog lokaliteta u Hrvatskoj. U ovom radu objavljujemo dva nova nalaza ove vrste u Hrvatskoj. Prvi nalaz je iz 2015. uz planinarsku stazu Rossijeva koliba – Fabin dolac – Škrbina draga (na oko 1550 m n. m.) u Nacionalnom parku Sjeverni Velebit. Osam godina kasnije vrsta je pak pronađena u kanjonu rijeke Kamačnik na otprilike 400 m n. v. što predstavlja zanimljiv refugij južnog dijela rasprostranjenosti koji je ujedno na relativno niskoj nadmorskoj visini. S obzirom da je ovo već drugi nedavni nalaz rijetke vrste mahovine u kanjonu rijeke Kamačnik, zaključujemo da je on vrijedan briološki lokalitet u Hrvatskoj kojeg vrijedi dodatno istražiti.

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