Amblystegium serpens AND Oxyrrhynchium speciosum TWO NEW SPECIES FOR THE BRYOFLORA OF MOROCCO

During an in-depth bryological survey of the Tafoughalet massif, a site of biological, ecological and archaeological interest located in the north-east of Morocco, two new species were identified in the bryophytic flora of Morocco. These species are pleurocarpous mosses: Amblystegium serpens belonging to the Amblystegiaceae family, a mesophilic species collected on limestone rocks and on the trunks of fig trees, then Oxyrrhynchium speciosum belonging to the Brachytheciaceae family, a hygrophilic species colonising highly humid soils. These two taxa are qualified as very rare within the study area.