Contributions to the Bryophyte Flora of Taurus Mountains

In this study, as a result of the identification of bryophyte specimens collected from different localities and habitats of Antalya, Karaman, Konya and Mersin provinces, 118 taxa (6 liverworts, 112 mosses) belonging to 24 families and 53 genera were determined. Among them, 5 taxa are new records for C12 according to the Turkey bryophytes grid-square system of Henderson. Furthermore, 6 species are new for Antalya Province, 19 species are new for Konya Province and 8 species are new for Mersin Province. While Pottiaceae (33 taxa), Brachytheciaceae (17 taxa), Bryaceae (11 taxa) and Grimmiaceae (11 taxa) are the largest families in terms of number of taxa, Syntrichia (10 taxa), Ptychostomum (7 taxa), Fissidens (7 taxa) and Didymodon (7 taxa) are the most species-rich genera.