Abstract:
The species diversity,geographical elements,and vertical distribution of the lichen genus
Bryoria Brodo & D.Hawksw.from Tianshan and Altay Mountains in Northern Xinjiang were addressed.Nine species,
B.chalybeiformis(L.)Brodo & D.Hawksw.,
B.confusa(D.D.Awasthi)Brodo & D.Hawksw.,
B.furcellata(Fr.)Brodo & D.Hawksw.,
B.fuscescens(Gyeln.)Brodo & D.Hawksw.,
B.lanestris(Ach.)Brodo & D.Hawksw.,
B.nadvornikiana(Gyeln.)Brodo & D.Hawksw.,
B.nitidula(Th. Fr.)Brodo & D.Hawksw.,
B.pseudofuscescens(Gyeln.)Brodo & D.Hawksw.,
B.simplicior(Vain.)Brodo & D.Hawksw.,and one subspecies
B.trichodes ssp.
trichodes(Michx.)Brodo & D.Hawksw.were listed in the lichen flora of Xinjiang.They were classified into three geographical elements,(1)Circumpolar arctic and high mountain species;(2)Circumpolar low arctic and boreal species;(3)Circumpolar boreal species.The vertical distribution characteristics of
Bryoria lichens in Altay and Tianshan Mountains were analyzed.