Leptodontium gemmascens (Mitt. Ex Hunt) Braithw. nieuw voor Nederland

Leptodontium gemmascens (Mitt. ex Hunt) Braithw. is for the first time recorded from the Netherlands, viz. Gasterenseveld in the North of the Province of Drente (april 1994), growing on decaying grass in a moist, grassy heath. It is hypothesized that the species may be conspecific with L. proliferum Herz. from Latin America. From here the species may have reached Marion-island (Subantarctic region) and Western Europe by aerial transport. This would explain the disjunct occurrences in the mentioned regions.