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Part I: Bryopsida (Mosses), by Ilana Herrnstadt and C. Clara Heyn
Part II: Anthocerotopsida (Hornworts) and Marchantiopsida (Liverworts), by Helene Bischler and Suzanne Jovet-Ast
With drawings by Michal Boaz-Yuval and Esther Huber and colour photographs by David Darom
This new addition to the Flora Palaestina series represents an up-to-date account of the bryophytes of Israel and some adjacent regions. Despite its small area, this region has been found to have an unexpected diversity of bryophytes. The 259 taxa – 220 of mosses and 39 of liverworts – comprise 9% of the described flora of Israel. 87 taxa were recorded in Israel for the first time during the preparation of this Flora. The surviving editor, Ilana Herrnstadt, was awarded the Medal in Silver of the Organization for the Phyto-Taxonomic Investigation of the Mediterranean area (OPTIMA).