The field survey made in the last 20 years revealed that large areas of Romania’s territory are still unexplored concerning moss distribution. The long-term research in natural and mature spruce forest habitats of this country shows that many sites are well protected, a status that is also confirmed by reports of Buxbaumia viridis. However, many other sites where this species was identified still lack legal protection. We also generated a potential distribution of the species based on an ensemble model, useful in guiding extensive field surveys and also management and conservation measures. In a country where the volume of wood cut by illegal logging is larger than the legal one, according to official data, it is very important that all habitats for B. viridis be included in protected areas. Our paper brings important data to aid in this goal.

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: green alga Cosmarium crenulatum, fungi Calvatia fragilis, Hypoxylon fuscum, Myriostoma coliforme and Zeus olympius, mosses Antitrichia curtipendula, Buxbaumia viridis, Homalothecium meridionale, Physcomitrium arenicola, Sphagnum inundatum and Syntrichia calcicola, monocots Anacamptis ? nicodemi nothosubsp. nicodemi, Ornithogalum montanum and Parapholis incurva and dicots Cardamine waldsteinii and Suaeda salsa.

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe and adjacent regions: lichenised fungus Solorina bispora var. subspongiosa, saprotrophic fungi Geastrum berkeleyi and Marasmius epiphylloides, liverworts Bazzania trilobata and Cephaloziella hampeana, mosses Grimmia meridionalis, Neckera pennata, Rhodobryum ontariense, Sphagnum affine, and Sphagnum papillosum, and monocots Carex elata, Epipactis microphylla, and Ophrys apifera

The article presents the Sphagnum species of Romania and assesses their conservation status, based on the latest IUCN criteria. Based on the analyzed data, 35 Sphagnum species are confirmed for Romania (59.32% of Sphagnum Europe species) and 5 species are rejected. Over the past two years, three Sphagnum species have been confirmed as being new to Romania. The re-evaluation of the conservation status of Sphagnum species in Romania has led to the assessment of seven threatened species (20%), fewer than in the previous assessments (nine species). In the field, we have confirmed all 35 Sphagnum species of Romania. We present new records for Sphagnum affine, S. balticum, S. cuspidatum, S. denticulatum, S. divinum, S. fimbriatum, S. inundatum, S. jensenii, S. majus, S. medium, S. obtusum, S. papillosum, S. platyphyllum, S. riparium, S. subfulvum, S. tenellum, and S. wulfianum.