M. SABOVLJEVI
Department of Plant Ecology and Phytogeography, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden, Faculty of Biology,
University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Abstract - Published data and available herbaria were used to compile a checklist of Croatian mosses. The flora of
bryophytes of Croatia numbers 476 taxa. Among taxa known from Croatia, three are European endemic species and 25
taxa are of pan-European conservation interest.
Bryophytes of Croatia remain a poorly investigated plant Both published sources and specimens in available
group, despite the fact that the eminent ex-Yugoslav bry- herbaria (the BEOU herbarium and some private herbaria
ologist Z. Pavleti lived and worked in Zagreb. Because from the Netherlands) have been searched to compile
Croatia has been insufficiently investigated in the bry- moss records of Croatia. An extensive list of localities
ological sense, there is a great shortage of data on the can be found in P a v l e t i (1955). The present list
bryophyte flora. More data are available on bryophytes should make information on Croatian mosses available to
from the coastal part of Croatia. Other regions need to be all interested scientists and prompt the authorities to pay
further investigated (S a b o v l j e v i , 2003). The most attention to this group and enact regulative and protective
comprehensive data on the Croatian bryoflora can be laws in accordance with EU directives. The list offers
found in P a v l e t i (1955) and M a r t i n i (1968), basic information useful for planning further research on
while the best treatment of Croatian hepatics is unques-
the moss flora of Croatia and ensuring its protection.
tionably that of B i s c h l e r and J o v e t A s t (1973).
According to S a b o v l j e v i (2004) and S a b o v l j e -
v i et al. (2001), Croatia can be assumed to have a RESULTS
quite rich bryophyte flora. Of the sources mentioned, the
first two are compilations of data from the older litera- The moss flora of Croatia so far numbers 476 taxa.
ture. Recently, there have been no active bryologists in The results presented here were gleaned from various lit-
Croatia and no bryological research. Thirty-eight erature and herbarium sources (A d e and K o p p e, 1955;
bryophyte species in Croatia are of interest from the B o r o s, 1968a, 1968b; D u e l l et al., 1999; K u e r a,
standpoint of wider European conservation, and 28 of 1998; L a t z e l, 1931; M a r t i n i , 1963, 1966, 1968;
these are mosses listed in the Red Data Book of European P a v l e t i , 1955, 1956, 1968; P i c h l e r, 1931; P c s,
Bryophytes (ECCB, 1995). It is not known if any steps 1960a, 1960b; P o d p e r a, 1954; S u a n j a k, 2002;
have been taken towards protection of locally and global- T t h, 1986; W e i s s, 1866; S a b o v l j e v i et al.,
ly endangered bryophytes in Croatia (S a b o v l j e v i 2001 and S a b o v l j e v i , 2004). For an extensive list
et al., 2001). of references, see the References section of the paper.
MATERIAL, METHODS, AND AIM OF STUDY The list in Table 1 follows recent nomenclature for
mosses as given in C a s a s et al. (2001),
After the checklist of hepatics (S a b o v l j e v i , C o r t i n i P e d r o t t i (2001), C o r l e y (1981), and
2003), an extensive effort has been made to compile a C o r l e y and C r u n d w e l l (1991).
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