An Unusual Epiphytic Habitat for Hedwigia ciliata (Bryophyta: Hedwigiaceae) in Poland (Central Europe)

Adam Stebel, Monika Staniaszek-Kik, Stanisław Rosadziński, Mariusz Wierzgoń, Barbara Fojcik, Michał Smoczyk, Grzegorz Vončina

Abstract


In Poland, Hedwigia ciliata (Hedw.) P. Beauv., an obligatory epilithic moss species, has in recent years also been observed on the bark of trees. In this paper, we describe 25 recently identified sites in which epiphytic H. ciliata has been observed, and provide a plausible explanation to account for this phenomenon.

Keywords


bryophyte; moss; epiphyte; distribution; habitat preference; climate change

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