A SURVEY TO THE MOSS FLORA OF ALVAND MOUNTAINS IN HAMEDAN PROVINCE, W IRAN

Alvand Mt. (Hamedan province, W Iran) is one of the highest mountains in Iran. The present research paper is a survey on the moss flora of the area. Based on this study, totally, 22 mosses species are being reported from the area, out of which 14 of them are new for the province, while, two species are new records for Iran. These are belonging to the family Pottiaceae, Syntrichia norvegica and Tortula solmsii. A list of Alvand moss flora based on the present work is also presented. In addition, a list of the Hamedan moss flora on the basis of the recent published papers and our survey is also added. Totally based on the collected specimens in this research and the published literatures, there are 32 moss species in Hamedan province.