Two new mosses of Grimmiaceae for Iranian bryoflora

Abstract

Two species of mosses, namely, Grimmia dissimulata and Schistidium pruinosum, belonging to the family Grimmiaceae collected from Khorassan Razavi province (NE Iran) are found new for the Iranian bryoflora. Based on the recent literature, 16 species of Grimmia and 13 species of Schistidium have been reported from Iran so far. Diagnostic characters, geographical distribution and illustrations are provided herewith.

Keywords

• bryophytes
• Grimmia
• Iran
• Khorassan Razavi province
• Schistidium