Oxyrrhynchium hians (Hedw.) Loeske

RECORDS. — Jelenc (1949, 1955a, 1967): Monts de Tlemcen, Mazer. Jelenc (1953, 1967): Kabylie du Djurdjura, massif de l’Aizer, 1900 m. Jelenc (1954b, 1967): Monts de Saida, cascades de Tifrit; Sahel d’Alger, colline du Hamma. Jelenc (1955a): Alger, La Bouzaréa; Atlas de Blida; Constantine, oued bou Merzoug; Édough; Kabylie du Djurdjura, Tizi Ouzou. Jelenc (1956): Fontaine du Musée des Beaux-Art. Jelenc (1956, 1967): Sahel d’Alger, dans le ravin du Frais-Valllon. Boukhatem et al. (2017): El-Kala National Park, Tonga lake watershed. Frequent.

COMMENT

Oxyrrhynchium hians var. vulgare (Boulay) Podp. was reported in Algeria by Corbière (1904) (sub Eurhynchium praelongum var. vulgare (Boulay) Limpr.) from Bône, djebel Édough, but Ros et al. (2013) mentioned its presence only in Tunisia. Its identity remains unchecked at present.