Pseudephemerum nitidum (Hedw.) Loeske

Papp, Beáta, Pantović, Jovana & Sabovljević, Marko S., 2019, Additions to the bryophyte flora of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (15), pp. 159-166 : 164

Pseudephemerum nitidum (Hedw.) Loeske

SPECIMEN EXAMINED. — Republic of Northern Macedonia. From Ohrid-Otoševo road to Velestovo through the plateau, before the junction to Velestovo and Resen, on acidic soil around a pond, 41°03’17,0”N, 20°51’22,8”E, 1470 m a.s.l., 18.X.2016, leg. Papp B. and Pantovi ć J. s.n., BP[BP 193726].

REMARKS

The species is scattered but widespread all over Europe ( Hodgetts 2015). It is rarely reported from the Balkans, apart from low intensity of field research, the reason could be its minute size and seasonal appearance. It was previously reported from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Romania and Slovenia ( Sabovljević et al. 2008; Ros et al. 2013; Hodgetts 2015). In the rest of the Mediterranean area, it was recorded in Algeria, Azores, Corsica, France, Italy, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal and Spain ( Ros et al. 2013; Hodgetts 2015). It is red-listed in Romania as EN ( Ştefănuţ & Goia 2012) and in Slovenia as VU Martinčič (2006).