ABBREVIATIONS
USED IN ACCOUNTS OF TAXA
BBS
British Bryological Society
B.I.
Great Britain and Ireland
BRC
Biological Records Centre, Wallingford
Bull.
Bulletin of the British Bryological Society
C&S
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
CC
Census Catalogue of
BBS
cfr
with sporophytes
comm.
communicated by [initials of person]
conf.
Determination confirmed by [initials of person]
cper
with perianths
CWT
det.
Determined by [initials of person]
Exc.
Excursion [Field Meeting]
HWST
high-water spring tide
J. Bryol.
Journal of
Bryology
JNCC
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
leg.
Collected by [initials of person]
NVC
National Vegetation Classification (see Rodwell
1991a-2000)
pen.
peninsula
R.
River
redet.
reidentified
s. l.
sensu lato, i.e. aggregate species (comprising two or more
taxa)
s. str.
sensu stricto (cf. s. l.)
Scilly
Isles of Scilly
SEM
scanning electron microscope
syn.
synonym
Trans.
Transactions of the British Bryological Society
t.s.
transverse section
vc1
Vice County 1 (West Cornwall, including Scilly)
vc2
Vice County 2 (East Cornwall)
µm
micron (0.001 mm)
1-12
Months, when discussing capsules (see above)
=
Correct name of taxon
*
First record in vc1, vc2
+ Updated record in vc1 or vc2 [where published and none recorded for > 50 years]
The heading for
each taxon contains the following information (†Threat categories are based on
the revised list by Hodgetts 2011, replacing those in the British Red Data Book by Church et al. 2001).
ALIEN
Thought to be an introduced species in
CR
Critically Endangered †
EN
Endangered †
LS
Locally Scarce (taxa recorded post-1950 from four or fewer sites in
or Isles of Scilly, but which are not NR or NS)
NR Nationally Rare (recorded post-1950 in 1–15 hectads in Britain, mainly following list by Preston 2010,
with data on infraspecific taxa from other sources)
NS
Nationally Scarce (recorded post-1950 in 16–100 hectads in Britain,
following list by Preston 2006 with additions by Preston 2010: 33, i.e.
excluding recent additions to British list and most infraspecific
taxa)
S
Recorded in Isles of Scilly (see Paton & Holyoak
2005)
s. l.
sensu lato, i.e. aggregate species (comprising two or more
taxa)
s. str.
sensu stricto
S8
On Schedule 8 of Wildlife & Countryside Act
1981
VU
Vulnerable †
1
Recorded in mainland vc1 [excludes Isles of Scilly]
2
Recorded in vc2
vc1
vc2
[ ] Pre-1950 records only
{ } Recorded only as weed of horticulture
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