Investigation of the bryophyte flora of Taşeli Plateau and Ermenek Valley (Antalya, Karaman, Mersin)

In this study, the bryophyte flora of Taşeli Plateau and Ermenek Valley are investigated. 262 taxa belonging to 44 families and 102 genera were found by identifying bryophyte specimens collected from 77 station at different habitat and different vegetation period between 2018 and 2021. Anthocerotophyta, 1 taxon belonging to 1 family and 1 genus, Marchantiophyta, 26 taxa belonging to 18 families and 21 genera, Bryophyta, 235 taxa belonging to 25 families and 80 genera are represented. Fissidens celticus Paton and Ptychostomum marratii (Hook.f. & Wilson) J.R. Spence have been recorded for the first time from Turkey. Dicranella crispa (Hedw.) Schimp, Fissidens gymnandrus Büse and Schistidium confusum H.H. Blom have been recorded for the second time as well. According to the Hendersons grid system for Turkey, 63 taxa are new for C12 square. While the first three families in terms of the number of taxa it contains are Pottiaceae (59 taxa), Brachytheciaceae (34 taxa) and Grimmiaceae (23 taxa), the widespread genera are Ptychostomum (16 taxa), Grimmia (13 taxa) ve Orthotrichum (13 taxa). In the floristic list, taxa, in accordance with the systematic hierarchy, along with Turkey and the world distribution, some ecological characteristics and life forms are presented.