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Research ArticleThe Moss Flora of AkdaL Mountain (Amasya Turkey)

Kerem Canli and Barbaros Ccediletin

Department of Biology Faculty of Science Dokuz Eylul University 35390 Izmir Turkey

Correspondence should be addressed to Kerem Canli biyolojigmailcom

Received 31 July 2014 Revised 20 November 2014 Accepted 27 November 2014 Published 23 December 2014

Academic Editor Calum R Wilson

Copyright copy 2014 K Canli and B Cetin This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons AttributionLicense which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properlycited

The moss flora of Akdag Mountain (Amasya Turkey) was investigated At the result of identifications of 1500 moss specimenscollected from the research area 178 taxa belonging to 69 genera and 26 families were determined Among them 94 taxa arenew for A3 grid square according to the Turkey grid system which was adopted by Henderson The location data of Grimmiacrinitoleucophaea Cardot and Barbula enderesii Garov are the first records for Turkey and Encalypta spathulata Mull HalSchistidium dupretii (Ther) W A Weber Weissia condensa var armata (Ther amp Trab) M J Cano Ros amp J Guerra Tortellabambergeri (Schimp) Barbula enderesii Garov Hedwigia ciliata var leucophaea Bruch amp Schimp and Campyliadelphus elodes(Lindb) Kanda are recorded for the second time to the byroflora of Turkey

1 Introduction

Turkey which is in the transition zone of three biogeograph-ical regions the Mediterranean European-Siberian andIrano-Turanian is one of the richest countries between theMiddle East and Europe in terms of biodiversity [1] Unfor-tunately knowledge of the Turkish bryoflora is still far fromcomplete To date neither Turkish nor foreign bryologistshave visited some regions especially south-eastern TurkeyHowever some recent additions with increasing researchactivities indicate that quite a number of new discoveries maybe expected In recent years the studies on moss biodiversityof Turkey have increased and are enriched with many newfindings Some additions to the moss flora of Turkey in thelast years include Didymodon tomaculosus (Blockeel) M FV Corley [2] Schistidium sordidum Hagen [3] Bryoery-throphyllum rubrum (Jur ex Geh) P C Chen [4] Seligeriadonniana (Sm) Mull Hal [5] Conardia compacta (DrummexMull Hal)H Rob andDidymodon icmadophilus (Schimpex Mull Hal) K Saito [6] Seligeria trifaria (Brid) LindbandPseudotaxiphyllum elegans (Brid) Z Iwats [7]Dicranellaschreberiana (Hedw) Dixon Dicranodontium asperulum(Mitt) Broth and Campylopus pyriformis (Schultz) Brid[8] Grimmia anomala Schimp Pohlia filum (Schimp)Martensson and Hookeria acutifolia Hook amp Grev [9]

Sphagnum contortum K F Schultz Sphagnum fallax (HKlinggr) H Klinggr Sphagnum magellanicum Brid Sphag-num rubellumWilson [10] and Sphagnum molle Sull [11]

Akdag (Amasya) chosen as the study area is locatedbetween Central Anatolia and the Black Sea regionwithin theA3 square according to Hendersonrsquos [12] grid system (Figures1 and 2) Although Akdag Mountain has been named as oneof the most important flora regions of Turkey the moss floraof the mountain has not been studied before

2 Materials and Methods

Samples were collected from 37 stations containing differenthabitats (Table 1) between 2009 and 2011 All specimens weredeposited in the Herbarium of Ankara University (ANK)Faculty of Science Department of Biology Ankara

The specimens were identified using relevant literature[13ndash37]

3 Results and Discussion

The new records for the A3 grid square are indicated witha single asterisk the taxa recorded from Turkey for thesecond time with double asterisks and the first location datafrom Turkey with triple asterisks in the floristic list Station

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2 The Scientific World Journal

N

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5

B6 B7 B8 B9 B10

C11 C12 C13 C14 C15

34∘

38∘

42∘

40∘

Samsun

AmasyaAkdag

Figure 1 Amasya Akdag and Hendersonrsquos grid system

Suluova

Yenice

Ladik

Seyfe

Kızseki

Destek

Durucasu

Boraboy

Amasya

City border

Study area

SamsunAmasya

N

Taşova

Ccedilukuroumlren

Ormanoumlzuuml

Oumlzbaraklı

Figure 2 Study area

numbers are indicated in parentheses The bryofloristic listwas arranged according to Hill et al [38] and revised withthe latest accepted names according to Ros et al [39]

(lowast) Timmiales (M Fleisch) Ochyra(lowast) Timmiaceae Schimp(lowast) 1 TimmiaHedw(lowast) 1 Timmia bavaricaHessl (20 21)Encalyptales DixonEncalyptaceae Schimp2 EncalyptaHedw2 Encalypta streptocarpaHedw (2 16 20 21 26 33)(lowast) 3 E intermedia Jur (18)(lowast) 4 E rhaptocarpa Schwagr (15)(lowast) (lowastlowast) 5 E spathulataMull Hal (34)6 E vulgarisHedw (26 34)Funariales M FleischFunariaceae Schwagr3Entosthodon Schwagr(lowast) 7 Entosthodon muhlenbergii (Turner) Fife (2)

4 Funaria Hedw8 Funaria hygrometricaHedw (1 34)Grimmiales M FleischGrimmiaceae Arn5 GrimmiaHedw(lowast) (lowast lowast lowast) 9 Grimmia crinitoleucophaea Cardot (1013 25 34)(lowast) 10 G funalis (Schwagr) Bruch amp Schimp (13)(lowast) 11 G laevigata (Brid) Brid (7 8 13 31 34)(lowast) 12 G montana Bruch amp Schimp (25)(lowast) 13 G orbicularis Bruch exWilson (3 7 10 23 33)14 G ovalis (Hedw) Lindb (25)15 G pulvinata (Hedw) Sm (1 2 3 10 13 15 25 3234 35 36)16 G tergestinaTomm ex Bruchamp Schimp (8 25 31)17 G trichophylla Grev (3 5 8 36)6 Schistidium Bruch amp Schimp18 Schistidium apocarpum (Hedw) Bruch ampSchimp (4 13 23 35)(lowast) 19 S atrofuscum (Schimp) Limpr (16)(lowast) 20 S brunnescens Limpr (17)(lowast) 21 S confertum (Funck) Bruch amp Schimp (3 520)(lowast) 22 S crassipilumH H Blom (17)(lowast) (lowastlowast) 23 S dupretii (Ther) W A Weber (12)(lowast) 24 S elegantulumH H Blom (10 12)(lowast) 25 S pruinosum (Wilson ex Schimp) G Roth (2)Dicranales H Philib ex M FleischFissidentaceae Schimp7 FissidensHedw26 Fissidens taxifoliusHedw (12)Ditrichaceae Limpr8 Ceratodon Brid27 Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw) Brid (6)9Distichium Bruch amp Schimp28 Distichium capillaceum (Hedw) Bruch ampSchimp (2)10Ditrichum Timm ex Hampe29 Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwagr) Hampe (16 33)Dicranaceae Schimp11Dicranella (Mull Hal)30 Dicranella howei Renauld amp Cardot (19)31 D varia (Hedw) Schimp (2 20 23)12Dicranum (Mull Hal)32 Dicranum majus Sm (6)

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Table 1 Vegetations and coordinate information of stations

Station Altitude (m) Coordinate Dominant vegetation1 498 N 40∘411541015840E 035∘574711015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana2 872 N 40∘410061015840E 036∘39021015840 Quercus robur and Populus tremula3 845 N 40∘536851015840E 035∘466261015840 Quercus robur and Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana4 1020 N 40∘542521015840E 035∘525441015840 Fagus orientalis5 870 N 40∘543291015840E 035∘589411015840 Reeds and agricultural land6 1070 N 40∘519361015840E 036∘100931015840 Pinus sylvestris and Fagus orientalis7 492 N 40∘455771015840E 036∘67361015840 Pinus brutia8 565 N 40∘447841015840E 035∘592101015840 Pinus brutia and Quercus hartwissiana9 1330 N 40∘462961015840E 035∘599881015840 Juniperus nana and Pinusnigra subsp pallasiana10 903 N 40∘462891015840E 036∘69151015840 Juniperus nana and Pinusnigra subsp pallasiana11 1080 N 40∘505501015840E 035∘472921015840 Quercus hartwissiana12 1050 N 40∘519091015840E 035∘476481015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana13 1100 N 40∘507381015840E 035∘503031015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana14 1430 N 40∘505071015840E 035∘542961015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana15 1240 N 40∘488391015840E 035∘577541015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana and Astragalus sp16 1180 N 40∘473051015840E 036∘24301015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana and Juniperus oxycedrus17 1750 N 40∘463221015840E 035∘546721015840 High mountain meadows18 2040 N 40∘467861015840E 035∘556211015840 Astragalus sp and Acantholimon sp19 227 N 40∘453041015840E 036∘193711015840 Quercus hartwissiana20 1060 N 40∘482491015840E 036∘95321015840 Cedrus libani Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana and Fagus orientalis21 1230 N 40∘480801015840E 036∘78761015840 Cedrus libani and Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana22 1550 N 40∘479351015840E 036∘66001015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana Astragalus sp and Euphorbia sp23 1650 N 40∘483581015840E 036∘51401015840 Pinus nigra subsp Pallasiana24 1320 N 40∘475201015840E 036∘79481015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana Euphorbia sp and Juniperus nana25 664 N 40∘460431015840E 036∘72071015840 Pinus brutia and Quercus hartwissiana26 1320 N 40∘506141015840E 035∘539521015840 Salix alba27 1570 N 40∘498761015840E 035∘558101015840 Astragalus sp and Acantholimon sp28 712 N 40∘513191015840E 036∘94341015840 Pinus sylvestris and Fagus orientalis29 943 N 40∘520371015840E 036∘56511015840 Carpinus betulus30 1020 N 40∘523311015840E 035∘485861015840 Pinus sylvestris and Fagus orientalis31 483 N 40∘452271015840E 035∘365091015840 Agricultural land32 905 N 40∘418961015840E 036∘31801015840 Pinus brutia and Quercus hartwissiana33 1110 N 40∘389481015840E 035∘573071015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana34 513 N 40∘414981015840E 035∘514221015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana35 1520 N 40∘525811015840E 035∘543881015840 Pinus nigra subsp pallasiana36 1210 N 40∘450331015840E 035∘520591015840 Quercus hartwissiana37 1890 N 40∘498501015840E 036∘36661015840 Astragalus sp and Acantholimon sp

(lowast) 33 D polysetum Sw ex anon (12)34 D tauricum Sapjegin (9 23 27)Pottiales M FleischPottiaceae Schimp13 Eucladium Bruch amp Schimp35 Eucladium verticillatum (With) Bruch ampSchimp (1 2)14 GymnostomumNees amp Hornsch(lowast) 36 Gymnostomum aeruginosum Sm (2)(lowast) 15 Gyroweisia Schimp

(lowast) 37 Gyroweisia tenuis (Hedw) Schimp (2)16 Tortella (Mull Hal) Limpr(lowast) (lowastlowast) 38 Tortella bambergeri (Schimp) Broth (22)(lowast) 39 T humilis (Hedw) Jenn (9 12)40 T inclinata (R Hedw) Limpr (16)41 T squarrosa (Brid) Lindb (2)42 T tortuosa (Hedw) Limpr (2 6 9 12 16 20 2337)17 Trichostomum Bruch43 Trichostomum brachydontium Bruch (20 31)


18WeissiaHedw(lowast) (lowastlowast) 44 Weissia condensa var armata (Ther ampTrab) M J Cano Ros amp J Guerra (10)45 W controversa var controversaHedw (33)19 BarbulaHedw46 Barbula convoluta var convolutaHedw (1 12 19)(lowast) 47 B convoluta var sardoa Schimp (1 12)(lowast) (lowast lowast lowast) 48 B enderesii Garov (21)49 B unguiculataHedw (1 2 5 28)20 Bryoerythrophyllum P C Chen50 Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (Hedw) P CChen (2 26)(lowast) 51 B rubrum (Jur ex Geh) P C Chen (21)(lowast) 21 Cinclidotus P Beauv(lowast) 52 Cinclidotus danubicus Schiffn amp Baumgart-ner (2)(lowast) 53 C riparius (Host ex Brid) Arn (2)22 Crossidium Jur54 Crossidium squamiferum (Viv) Jur (28)23DidymodonHedw55 Didymodon acutus (Brid) K Saito (2 7 8)56 D fallax (Hedw) R H Zander (1)(lowast) 57 D ferrugineus (Schimp ex Besch) M OHill (3 12)(lowast) 58 D luridusHornsch (12 33)59 D nicholsonii Culm (12 33)(lowast) 60 D rigidulusHedw (8)(lowast) 61 D tomaculosus (Blockeel) M F V Corley (20)published as Asia record (Canlı amp Cetin 2012)(lowast) 62 D tophaceus (Brid) Lisa (1 35)63 D vinealis (Brid) R H Zander (1 21 34)24 Pseudocrossidium R S Williams(lowast) 64 Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum (Schultz)R H Zander (5 34)(lowast) 65 P revolutum (Brid) R H Zander (34)25 Syntrichia Brid(lowast) 66 Syntrichia calcicola J J Amann (13 22 25)67 S caninervisMitt (8)(lowast) 68 S laevipila Brid (8)(lowast) 69 S montana Nees (1 2 8 13)70 S norvegica F Weber (17)(lowast) 71 S ruralis var ruraliformis (Besch) Delo-gne (14 26 27 33 35)72 S ruralis var ruralis (Hedw) F Weber amp DMohr (3 17 23 27 34 36 37)73 S virescens (De Not) Ochyra (2)

26 TortulaHedw(lowast) 74 Tortula brevissima Schiffn (2)(lowast) 75 T canescensMont (37)76 T inermis (Brid) Mont (2 10)(lowast) 77 T lindbergii Broth (2)78 T muralisHedw (2 3 15 17 21 32)(lowast) 79 T schimperi M J Cano O Werner amp JGuerra (21 23 29 37)80 T subulataHedw (9 12 21 37)(lowast) 81 T vahliana (Schultz) Mont (11 28)Orthotrichales DixonOrthotrichaceae Arn27 OrthotrichumHedw82 Orthotrichum anomalumHedw (2 8 26 33)(lowast) 83 O cupulatumHoffm ex Brid (2 9 12)84 O urnigerumMyrin (2 33)85 O diaphanum Schrad ex Brid (2 33)86 O pallens Bruch ex Brid (2 8 11 12)(lowast) 87 O rupestre Schleich ex Schwagr (36)88 O affine Schrad ex Brid (2)(lowast) 89 O speciosum Nees (3 11 12)90 O striatumHedw (3)Hedwigiales Ochyra(lowast)Hedwigiaceae Schimp(lowast) 28Hedwigia P Beauv(lowast) (lowastlowast) 91 Hedwigia ciliata var leucophaea Bruch ampSchimp (3)Bryales LimprBartramiaceae Schwagr29 Philonotis Brid(lowast) 92 Philonotis caespitosa Jur (22)93 P fontana (Hedw) Brid (15)(lowast) 94 P seriataMitt (17)Bryaceae Schwagr30 BryumHedw95 Bryum argenteumHedw (12 17 37)(lowast) 96 B funkii Schwagr (13)(lowast) 97 B schleicheri DC (22)(lowast) 98 B subapiculatumHampe (20)(lowast) 99 B weigelii Spreng (22)31 ImbribryumN Pedersen100 Imbribryum alpinumHuds ex With (11)(lowast) 101 I mildeanum (Jur) J R Spence (1)32 PtychostomumHornsch


(lowast) 102 Ptychostomum borreale (FWeber ampDMohr)Ochyra amp Bednarek-Ochyra (2)103 P capillare (Hedw) Holyoak amp N Pedersen (1220)(lowast) 104 P cernuum (Hedw) Hornsch (2)(lowast) 105 P creberrimum (Taylor) J R Spence amp H PRamsay (21)106 Ptychostomum imbricatulum (Mull Hal) Holy-oak amp N Pedersen (20)(lowast) 107 P moravicum (Podp) Ros amp Mazimpaka (89 20)108 P pallens (Sw) J R Spence (1 12 15)109 P pseudotriquetrum (Hedw) J R Spence amp H PRamsay (3)Mielichhoferiaceae Schimp33 PohliaHedw110 Pohlia cruda (Hedw) Lindb (20)(lowast) 111 P ludwigii (Spreng ex Schwagr) Broth (27)Mniaceae Schwagr34MniumHedw(lowast) 112 Mnium stellareHedw (20)Cinclidiaceae Kindb35 Rhizomnium (Broth) T J Kop113 Rhizomnium punctatum (Hedw) T J Kop (13)Plagiomniaceae T J Kop36 Plagiomnium T J Kop(lowast) 114 Plagiomnium affine (Blandow ex Funck) T JKop (12)115 P elatum (Bruch amp Schimp) T J Kop (2)(lowast) 116 P medium (Bruch amp Schimp) T J Kop (2)Hypnales (M Fleisch) W R Buck amp Vitt(lowast) Fontinalaceae Schimp(lowast) 37 FontinalisHedw(lowast) 117 Fontinalis antipyretica subsp antipyreticaHedw (2)(lowast) 118 F antipyretica subsp gracilis (Lindb) Kindb(2)(lowast) 119 F hypnoides var hypnoides C Hartm (2)Amblystegiaceae Kindb38 Amblystegium Schimp120 Amblystegium serpens (Hedw) Schimp (12)(lowast) 39 Campyliadelphus (Kindb) R S Chopra(lowast) 121 Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus (Brid) R SChopra (12)(lowast) 122 C elodes (Lindb) Kanda (1)40 Cratoneuron (Sull) Spruce

123 Cratoneuron filicinum (Hedw) Spruce (2 13 1721 22)41Hygroamblystegium Loeske124 Hygroamblystegium fluviatile (Hedw) Loeske (1)(lowast) 125 H tenax (Hedw) Jenn (2)126 H varium (Hedw) Monk (15)(lowast) 127 H varium var humile (P Beauv) Vanderp ampHedenas (1 2 12)(lowast) 42Hygrohypnum Lindb(lowast) 128 Hygrohypnum luridum (Hedw) Jenn (22)43 PalustriellaOchyra129 Palustriella commutata (Hedw) Ochyra (2 1537)(lowast) 130 P decipiens (De Not) Ochyra (2)131 P falcata (Brid) Hedenas (2)44 Pseudocampylium Vanderp amp Hedenas(lowast) 132 Pseudocampylium radicale (P Beauv) Schimp(2 4)Leskeaceae Schimp45 Pseudoleskeella Kindb133 Pseudoleskeella catenulata (Brid ex Schrad)Kindb (4)(lowast) 134 P nervosa (Brid) Nyholm (4)(lowast) 135 P tectorum (Funck ex Brid) Kindb ex Broth(9)Thuidiaceae Schimp46 Abietinella Kindb136 Abietinella abietina var abietina (Hedw) MFleisch (2)137 A abietina var hystricosa (Mitt) Sakura (3 12)47Thuidium Schimp138 Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw) Schimp (35)Brachytheciaceae Schimp48 Pseudoscleropodium Schimp139 Pseudoscleropodium purum (Hedw) MFleisch (12)49 PlasteurhynchiumM Fleisch ex Broth(lowast) 140 Plasteurhynchium striatulum (Spruce) MFleisch (13)50 Rhynchostegium Schimp141 Rhynchostegium alopecuroides (Brid) A J ESm (13 15)142 R confertum (Dicks) Schimp (31)(lowast) 143 R megapolitanum (Blandow ex FWeber ampDMohr) Schimp (1)144 R riparioides (Hedw) Cardot (1 2)51 Oxyrrhynchium (Schimp) Warnst


145 Oxyrrhynchium hians (Hedw) Loeske (13)(lowast) 146 O speciosum (Brid) Warnst (2 12)52 KindbergiaOchyra147 Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw) Ochyra (9 11 12)53 Sciuro-hypnumHampe(lowast) 148 Sciuro-hypnum latifolium Ignatov amp Huttun-en (2 15 17)(lowast) 149 S reflexum (Starke) Ignatov amp Huttunen (11)54 Brachythecium Schimp150 Brachythecium albicans (Hedw) Schimp (11 19)(lowast) 151 B geheebiiMilde (4 11)152 B glareosum (Bruch ex Spruce) Schimp (19)153 B rivulare Schimp (2)55 Eurhynchiastrum Ignatov amp Huttunen154 Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum (Hedw) Ignatov ampHuttunen (20 23)56 Brachytheciastrum Ignatov amp Huttunen155 Brachytheciastrum velutinum (Hedw) Ignatov ampHuttunen (20 21)57Homalothecium Schimp(lowast) 156 Homalothecium aureum (Spruce) H Rob (5)157 H lutescens (Hedw) H Rob (3 12 14 28 35)158 H philippeanum (Spruce) Schimp (21 30)159 H sericeum (Hedw) Schimp (1 2 13 20 23)Hypnaceae Schimp58 Calliergonella Loeske160 Calliergonella cuspidata (Hedw) Loeske (15 17)(lowast) 59 Campylophyllum (Schimp) M Fleisch(lowast) 161 Campylophyllum sommerfeltii (Myrin) Hede-nas (2)60Homomallium (Schimp) Loeske162 Homomallium incurvatum (Schrad ex Brid)Loeske (4)61HypnumHedw163 Hypnum andoi A J E Sm (3 6 7 11 12 20)(lowast) 164 H bambergeri Schimp (14)165 H cupressiforme var cupressiforme Hedw (2 2024)166 H cupressiforme var lacunosum Brid (9 34)(lowast) 167 H cupressiforme var subjulaceum Molendo(14)168 H imponensHedw (12)(lowast) 169 H recurvatum (Lindb amp Arnell) Kindb (26)(lowast) 170 H revolutum (Mitt) Lindb (20)62 Pylaisia Schimp171 Pylaisia polyantha (Hedw) Schimp (9)

(lowast) 63 TaxiphyllumM Fleisch(lowast) 172 Taxiphyllum wissgrillii (Garov) Wijk amp Mar-gad (20)Pterigynandraceae Schimp64Heterocladium Schimp(lowast) 173Heterocladiumdimorphum (Brid) Schimp (9)65 PterigynandrumHedw174 Pterigynandrum filiformeHedw (20 21 22)(lowast) Pylaisiadelphaceae Goffinet ampW R Buck(lowast) 66 Platygyrium Schimp(lowast) 175 Platygyrium repens (Brid) Schimp (20)(lowast) Cryphaeaceae Schimp(lowast) 67 CryphaeaD Mohr(lowast) 176 Cryphaea heteromalla (Hedw) D Mohr (4)Leucodontaceae Schimp68 Leucodon Schwagr177 Leucodon sciuroides (Hedw) Schwagr (4 8 2023 30)Neckeraceae Schimp69 NeckeraHedw(lowast) 178 Neckera menziesii Drumm (23 30)

A total of 178 taxa belonging to 69 genera and 26families were determined following the identification of 1500specimens collected from 37 localities between 2009 and 2011Of these 94 taxa are new for the A3 squareThe location dataof Grimmia crinitoleucophaea Cardot and Barbula enderesiiGarov are the first records for Turkey and Encalypta spathu-lata Mull Hal Schistidium dupretii (Ther) W A WeberWeissia condensa var armata (Ther amp Trab) M J Cano Rosamp J Guerra Tortella bambergeri (Schimp) Barbula enderesiiGarovHedwigia ciliata var leucophaeaBruchampSchimp andCampyliadelphus elodes (Lindb) Kanda are recorded for thesecond time

Grimmia crinitoleucophaea Cardot The basal marginal cellsof the perichaetial and subperichaetial leaves are hyalineSetae are very short and sporophytes are hidden betweenperichaetial leaves

Encalypta spathulata Mull Hal Plants form an extensive matand are covered with a mass of pale-colored calyptrae Therostrum of the calyptra is short Seta is red to dark red andquite fragile Leaves are narrow and irregularly twisted witha shiny dark-brown costa

Barbula enderesii Garov Plants have strongly differentiatedconvolute perichaetial leaves Setae are mostly yellow andannulus is strongly differentiated Leaves are strongly falcatewith dense high papillae

Schistidium dupretii (Ther) W A Weber Plants are small andform low tuftsThe central strand is distinct and hair-point is


Table 2 The comparison of the taxa distribution according to the families

AmasyaAkdag

Cankırı GurgenliMountain

Ilgaz YeniceForests

Ilgaz MountainNational Park

Cankırı EldivanMountain

Pottiaceae 27 169 156 137 233Brachytheciaceae 116 205 121 137 183Grimmiaceae 94 72 10 64 83

very short Costa and leaf margins are smooth Sporophytesare common Peristome teeth are red and entire

Weissia condensa var armata (Ther amp Trab) M J Cano Rosamp J Guerra Plants are almost 05 cm Leaves are patent andmargins are slightly incurved Upper laminal cells are slightlypapillose

Hedwigia ciliata var leucophaea BruchampSchimpDiffers fromH ciliata var ciliata in the length of the hair-point (7ndash33versus 22ndash65of leaf length) in having less strongly papillosehair-points and in having more strongly recurved stem leafmargins

Tortella bambergeri (Schimp) The long narrow leaves areslightly curved or almost straight when moist and dry to acontorted spiral They have plane margins The upper part ofthe leaf is very fragile and most stems in a tuft have only afew leaf tips present Transverse section of stem has a distinctcentral strand

Campyliadelphus elodes (Lindb) KandaThe plants are ratherslender with irregularly and rather loosely branched dullgreen or yellow-green shoots Shoots reach 4-5 cm or morein length Leaves are acute and gradually tapering from baseto apex Leaf margins are obscurely denticulate above Costais long and single and is usually extending the apex or nearthe apex

The dominant family in the study area is Pottiaceae (48taxa) Other families with the highest number of taxa arerespectively Brachytheciaceae (21) Grimmiaceae (17) andBryaceae (15) The most species-rich genera recorded wereGrimmia (9) Didymodon (9) Tortula (9) and Orthotrichum(9) Acrocarpous mosses constitute 65 and pleurocarpous-mosses constitute 35

The data from this survey was compared to studiesfrom neighboring areas (Table 2) [40ndash43] and shows thatthe number of taxa of Pottiaceae family members whichdisplay acrocarpous mosses in the Mediterranean is higherthan from other regions These findings are similar to seedplant vegetation surveys of the area This is due to thewet and mild climate large number of microhabitats andenclaves and different ecological conditions present in theregion

It is hoped that further studies will contribute morespecies to the knowledge of moss flora of Turkey and that thisstudy will be useful as a guide for future research

Conflict of Interests

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper

Acknowledgments

Special thanks are due to Diana Horton Jesus Munoz BruceAllen and Michael Lueth for confirming some determina-tions

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N

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5

B6 B7 B8 B9 B10

C11 C12 C13 C14 C15

34∘

38∘

42∘

40∘

Samsun

AmasyaAkdag

Figure 1 Amasya Akdag and Hendersonrsquos grid system

Suluova

Yenice

Ladik

Seyfe

Kızseki

Destek

Durucasu

Boraboy

Amasya

City border

Study area

SamsunAmasya

N

Taşova

Ccedilukuroumlren

Ormanoumlzuuml

Oumlzbaraklı

Figure 2 Study area

numbers are indicated in parentheses The bryofloristic listwas arranged according to Hill et al [38] and revised withthe latest accepted names according to Ros et al [39]

(lowast) Timmiales (M Fleisch) Ochyra(lowast) Timmiaceae Schimp(lowast) 1 TimmiaHedw(lowast) 1 Timmia bavaricaHessl (20 21)Encalyptales DixonEncalyptaceae Schimp2 EncalyptaHedw2 Encalypta streptocarpaHedw (2 16 20 21 26 33)(lowast) 3 E intermedia Jur (18)(lowast) 4 E rhaptocarpa Schwagr (15)(lowast) (lowastlowast) 5 E spathulataMull Hal (34)6 E vulgarisHedw (26 34)Funariales M FleischFunariaceae Schwagr3Entosthodon Schwagr(lowast) 7 Entosthodon muhlenbergii (Turner) Fife (2)

4 Funaria Hedw8 Funaria hygrometricaHedw (1 34)Grimmiales M FleischGrimmiaceae Arn5 GrimmiaHedw(lowast) (lowast lowast lowast) 9 Grimmia crinitoleucophaea Cardot (1013 25 34)(lowast) 10 G funalis (Schwagr) Bruch amp Schimp (13)(lowast) 11 G laevigata (Brid) Brid (7 8 13 31 34)(lowast) 12 G montana Bruch amp Schimp (25)(lowast) 13 G orbicularis Bruch exWilson (3 7 10 23 33)14 G ovalis (Hedw) Lindb (25)15 G pulvinata (Hedw) Sm (1 2 3 10 13 15 25 3234 35 36)16 G tergestinaTomm ex Bruchamp Schimp (8 25 31)17 G trichophylla Grev (3 5 8 36)6 Schistidium Bruch amp Schimp18 Schistidium apocarpum (Hedw) Bruch ampSchimp (4 13 23 35)(lowast) 19 S atrofuscum (Schimp) Limpr (16)(lowast) 20 S brunnescens Limpr (17)(lowast) 21 S confertum (Funck) Bruch amp Schimp (3 520)(lowast) 22 S crassipilumH H Blom (17)(lowast) (lowastlowast) 23 S dupretii (Ther) W A Weber (12)(lowast) 24 S elegantulumH H Blom (10 12)(lowast) 25 S pruinosum (Wilson ex Schimp) G Roth (2)Dicranales H Philib ex M FleischFissidentaceae Schimp7 FissidensHedw26 Fissidens taxifoliusHedw (12)Ditrichaceae Limpr8 Ceratodon Brid27 Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw) Brid (6)9Distichium Bruch amp Schimp28 Distichium capillaceum (Hedw) Bruch ampSchimp (2)10Ditrichum Timm ex Hampe29 Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwagr) Hampe (16 33)Dicranaceae Schimp11Dicranella (Mull Hal)30 Dicranella howei Renauld amp Cardot (19)31 D varia (Hedw) Schimp (2 20 23)12Dicranum (Mull Hal)32 Dicranum majus Sm (6)






















AmasyaAkdag


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Ilgaz YeniceForests














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