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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

An annotated census of the mosses of the Perth Region, Western Australia
BIGGS, L.J. AND CHAPPILL, J.A.

A census of the moss species of the Perth Region is based on field studies and collections housed at the Western Australia Herbarium (PERTH). It includes 83 taxa in 45 genera and 21 families. The largest families recorded were Pottiaceae and Bryaceae. Two species not previously recorded for Western Australia, Leptobryum pyriforme (Hedw.) Wilson and Pohlia nutans (Hedw.) Lindb., are included.