Cryptogamie, Bryologie, 2014, 35 (3): 261-311 © 2014 Adac. Tous droits réservés
Updated checklist of the Bryophytes from the Sierra Nevada Mountains (S of Spain) Susana RAMS a, Olaf WERNER b & Rosa M. ROS b* a
Centro de Magisterio “La Inmaculada”, Universidad de Granada, C/ Joaquina Eguaras 114, E-18013 – Granada, Spain
bDepartamento
de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
Abstract – A revised and updated checklist of the bryophytes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains (Southern Spain) is presented, based on a compilation of bibliographic records, a revision of herbarium specimens and extensive field work. The Sierra Nevada, which occupies around 2000 km2, is the southernmost mountain range in continental Europe. It has a wide diversity of habitats due to its range of altitude, a variable landscape, geological substrata and soil, hydrological resources, climate, etc. It is therefore of great botanical interest within the Mediterranean Region. A total of 395 taxa are currently accepted in the area: 2 Anthocerophyta, 69 Marchantiophyta and 324 Bryophyta (excluding infraspecific taxa, there are 2 species of hornworts, 68 species of liverworts and 309 species of mosses). The total number of species represents 21.8% of the European, 24.2% of the Mediterranean and 35.3% of the Iberian bryoflora. In addition, a total of 35 taxa are considered to be doubtfully present in the area, and 34 are excluded from the final list. Among the accepted species, three are included in the category of Critically Endangered in the Spanish Red List of threatened bryophytes, one is Endangered, 19 are Vulnerable, and one is considered Extinct in the studied area. The main threats for bryophytes in the area are analyzed. The original material of Bryum perremotifolium Thér., from the Sierra Nevada, is lectotypified and reidentified as Bryum schleicheri. Updated catalogue / Mosses / Liverworts / Hornworts / High Mountain / Mediterranean
INTRODUCTION During the XIXth century, the Spanish Sierra Nevada Mountains attracted the attention of numerous botanists due to their phytogeograhical singularity and originality, so that many publications exist that include short lists of bryophytes from this area (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1820; Boissier, 1839-1845; Willkomm, 1845; Kunze, 1846; Müller, 1848-1849, 1854; Schimper, 1860, 1876; Colmeiro, 1867, 1889; Geheeb, 1874). Of particular interest is the publication of Höhnel (1895) which increased the number of known taxa at that time from 110 to 199. * Corresponding author: rmros@um.es doi/10.7872/cryb.v35.iss3.2014.261