Riccia papillosa Moris

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 : 165

Riccia papillosa Moris

SPECIMEN EXAMINED. — Towards Otoševo from Ohrid lake, under Magaro peak from Lipova livada, alpine zone, limestone grassland, 40°56’37.4”N, 20°49’37.1”E, 1870 m a.s.l., 15.X.2016, leg. Papp B. and Pantovi ć J. s.n., conf. Sérgio C., BP[BP 53191/H].

REMARKS

It is mainly distributed in the Mediterranean, central and eastern Europe ( Bischler 2004; Hodgetts 2015). In the Balkans, it is known from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro and Romania ( Sabovljević & Natcheva 2006; Ros et al. 2007; Hodgetts 2015). In the rest of the Mediterranean Region it is widespread, being present also in Algeria, Canary Islands, Corsica, Creta, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain and Turkey ( Ros et al. 2007; Hodgetts 2015). It is considered to be EN in Bulgaria ( Natcheva et al. 2006) and EN in Romania ( Ştefănuţ & Goia 2012). This is in general a rarely reported species all over Europe due to its seasonal appearance.