El género Schistidium (Bryophyta, Musci) en la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco

Abstract

The genus Schistidiumis represented in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (North of Spain) by 10 taxa. The most common and spread is S. crassipilum and S. apocarpum and Schistidium elegantulumsubsp. elegantulumare also quite frequent. S.singarenseand S.brunnescens subsp. griseumare less frequent,the first in the Mediterranean Region and the second in the mountains of the Eurosiberian Region. Another five taxa are still rarer: S. dupretii, S. elegantulum wilsonii, S. robustum, S. pruinosumand S. rivulare. All the taxa are substantially saxicolous and the majority are calcicolous, with a marked preference for areas of wet climates. S. crassipilumit is the one with the most urban character.