An exceptional Mediterranean site with three species of hornworts (Anthocerotopsida) growing together

Authors

  • Juan Guerra Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Área de Botánica, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia.
  • María Jesús Cano Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Área de Botánica, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia.
  • Juan Antonio Jiménez Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Área de Botánica, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia.
Keywords: Hornworts; Iberian Peninsula; Chorology; Spain; Málaga.

Abstract

Anthocerotopsida (hornworts) is represented in the Iberian Peninsula by six species that have a mostly concentrated distribution in the western half, with Atlantic climate trend. The exceptional presence of three species of this group of plants: Anthoceros punctatus L., Phaeoceros laevis (L.) Prosk. and Phymatoceros bulbiculosus (Brot.) Stotler et al. growing together and intermingled, in a locality of the Málaga province (Spain), under subhumid Mediterranean climate is mentioned. The three species are part of the community Fossombronio-Phaeoceretum bulbiculosi Guerra et al. 1981.

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Published
05-12-2019
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Guerra, J., Cano, M. J. ., & Jiménez, J. A. (2019). An exceptional Mediterranean site with three species of hornworts (Anthocerotopsida) growing together. Anales de Biología, (41), 77–81. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/414101
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