CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF THE BRYOPHYTE FLORA OF THE WESTERN ALPS (ITALY, FRANCE)

M. SABOVLJEVIĆ

Department of Plant Ecology and Phytogeography, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden, Faculty of Biology,University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

Abstract - The study is a contribution to knowledge of the bryophyte flora of the Alps. The huge bryophyte collection made during 1997 in the Western Alps is presented. A total of 152 bryophyte species were recorded, including 113 mosses and 39 hepatics.