The moss Tortella alpicola Dixon (Pottiaceae) is reported as new to western Europe (west of the Urals), where it was found in the south of Spain (Sierra Nevada range). Its distribution, diagnostic characters and differentiation from some closely related European taxa, with which it may be confused, are discussed. A map of its known distribution and light microscope micrographs are provided.
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1 September 2006
Tortella alpicola (Pottiaceae) from Spain, new to western Europe
Susana Rams,
Rosa M. Ros,
Olaf Werner
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The Bryologist
Vol. 109 • No. 3
Fall 2006
Vol. 109 • No. 3
Fall 2006
European moss flora
Pottiaceae
Sierra Nevada
Spain
Tortella alpicola