COMPARATIVE DESCRIPTION OF SPHAGNUM AUSTINII ANS S. PAPILLOSUM OF THE GENUS SPHAGNUM SPECIES OF KOLKHETI PLAIN

Natela Tetemadze; Izolda Matchutadze

doi:10.52340/gs.2023.05.02.20

COMPARATIVE DESCRIPTION OF SPHAGNUM AUSTINII ANS S. PAPILLOSUM OF THE GENUS SPHAGNUM SPECIES OF KOLKHETI PLAIN

Authors

Natela Tetemadze Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
Izolda Matchutadze Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52340/gs.2023.05.02.20

Keywords:

danger of extinction, edificator, white moss, peatland

Abstract

The genus Sphagnum is the edifier of living sphagnum peatlands spread on the plain of Kolkheti. One of the dome-forming species of living sphagnum peatlands of Kolkheti is Sphagnum austinii Sull., which is rare in Europe and has been assigned the category of Near Threatened (NT) by the IUCN Red List (https://www.iucnredlist.org/). In the peatlands of Kolkheti, the species - Sph. Papillosum Lindb., which in some cases is morphologically very similar to Sphagnum austinii Sull., and is almost impossible to distinguish in the field with a magnifying glass. We described and recorded the anatomical features of the species under the microscope (OMAX-DC5V).

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Author Biographies

Natela Tetemadze, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

Scientific employee of Kolkheti Peatlands and Water Ecosystems Conservation Department, Institute of Phytopathology and Biodiversity of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

Izolda Matchutadze, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

Chief Scientific Employee, Head of Department of Kolkheti Peatland and Water Ecosystems Conservation Department, Institute of Phytopathology and Biodiversity of Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi

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