Checklist of Lithophytic Mosses of Kaghan Valley, Mansehra-Pakistan
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https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2016.3.2.213Keywords:
Bryophyta, Kaghan Valley, Lithophytes, Moss, Pakistan, Western HimalayasAbstract
The present work is a preliminary compilation mostly based on the available literature and extensive recent field trips. Overall 46 lithophytic moss species have been reported in Kaghan valley, Mansehra-Pakistan. These species are distributed under 16 families and 28 genera. This study is very much significant regarding the diversity of mosses in the study area that proof the considerable, potential of the ambient environment for the luxurious growth of bryophytes.
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