Tortula
cuneifolia (Dicks.)
Turner, a submediterranean species, was found in Russia in Anabar Plateau in
subarctic East Siberia. This is the northernmost of Eurasian localities of the
species situated in more than 3000 km from the nearest locality in Tian-Shan
Mountains in Middle Asia. The paper provides description and illustrations of
plants that represent apparently a relic population occurring in xerophytic
communities of North Siberia. A distinction of T. cuneifolia from
similar species is discussed.