Hypnum sauteri and Lescuraea patens, two additions to the moss flora of the Czech Republic

Jan Kučera 1 , Zbyněk Hradílek 2 , Blanka Buryová 3 & Pavel Hájek 4

Affiliations

  1. University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Branišovská 31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
  2. Palacký University, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Svobody 26, CZ-771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
  3. Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ-252 43 Průhonice
  4. University of Hradec Králové, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology, nám. Svobody 301, CZ-500 02 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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Abstract

Hypnum sauteri and Lescuraea patens are reported new and Hypnum recurvatum confirmed for the bryoflora of the Czech Republic. The two Hypnum species have been discovered in the valley of Rudný potok brook, Lescuraea patens has so far been recorded at several microsites in the glacial cirques of Mt Kotel, Labský důl valley and Úpská jáma cirque (all localities in the Krkonoše Mts). Full details of the localities are described, the plants are illustrated, and their ecology, distribution and diagnostic characters are briefly discussed.

Keywords

Krkonoše Mts, the Sudetes, Hypnum, Lescuraea, bryoflora, threatened

How to cite

Kučera J., Hradílek Z., Buryová B. & Hájek P. (2003) Hypnum sauteri and Lescuraea patens, two additions to the moss flora of the Czech Republic. – Preslia 75: 255–262