Sphagnum mires on the Greater Caucasus are rare, characterized by the presence of relict plant communities of glacial age and are in a stage of degradation. The study of Sphagnum of Chefandzar and Masota mires is carried out for the first time. Seven species of Sphagnum are recorded. Their distribution and frequency within the North Caucasus are analyzed. Sphagnum contortum, S. platyphyllum, S. russowii, S. squarrosum are recorded for the first time for the study area and for the flora of North Ossetia. The other mosses found in the study area are listed.
Information on the Sphagnum mosses of the South Ossetia is generalized, the resulted list is presented. Nine species of Sphagnum are included in the list, whereabouts data and references to the publications are given, and the presence of a sample in the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS (LE) is noted. The species Sphagnum platyphyllum (Lindb. ex Braithw.) Warnst. rarely occurring in the Caucasus is reported in the South Ossetia for the first time. The species was found in the Caucasus, South Ossetia, at the side of the Ertso Lake (42°28ʹN, 43°45ʹE), 1720 m a. s. l., among sedge thickets at the margin of the overgrowing lake. The peculiarities of its occurrence and ecological conditions are considered. Its distribution in the Caucasus and in the world is discussed.
Fissidens gracilifolius, Leptodontium flexifolium, Lindbergia dagestanica, Tortella bambergeri are recorded for the first time in the Republic of North Osetia — Alania. Rare species for the Republic are discussed: Fabronia ciliaris, F. pusilla, Lindbergia grandiretis, Tortula modica, Weissia wimmeriana, Zygodon rupestris.
New liverwort records from Murmansk Province.5. -Новые находки печеночников в Мурманской области. 5. E.A. Borovichev -Е.А.Боровичев New for the province -Новые для области Ricciocarpos natans (L.) Corda -Apatity City, Belaya River valley (67°35'43.79''N-33°23'39.16''E),165 m alt., under bridge, floating at surface of small temporary pool, 19.VI.2014Borovichev s.n.[Боровичев] { KPABG, duplicate in VBGI}.Новые находки мхов в Ненецком автономном округе.3. -New moss records from Nenets Autonomous District.3. О
Chayka", on coastal granite rocks with seepage (61°37'33.2"N-30°37'43.1"E),25.V.2015 Potemkin # 250515-1 [Потемкин] {LE}.Most close record is from Hogland Island of Leningrad Region (Potemkin et al., 2008).