A Contribution to the Bryophyte Flora of Western Turkey: the Bryophyte Flora of Madran Mountain and the Çine Valley (Aydın, Turkey)

Authors: ADNAN ERDAĞ

Abstract: This study presents a survey on the bryophyte flora of Madran mountain and Çine valley (Aydın, Turkey). One hundred and thirty-three bryophyte species belonging to 35 families and 69 genera were recorded from the area. Phaeoceros laevis (L.) Prosk. is the only member of the hornworts while liverworts are represented by 15 species. The remaining 117 taxa belong to the Bryopsida. Thirty-five species are new records for square C11 according to Henderson's (1961) grid system.

Keywords: Bryophyta, Flora, West Anatolia, Turkey, Bryogeography

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