Medicinal Bryophytes (Bryophyta, Marchantiophyta) of Bozqır Plateau

As a result of the investigations carried out in Bozqır plateau of Azerbaijan it was established that, from
collected bryophytes Barbula unguiculata, Bryum argentum, Bryum capillare, Ceratodon purpureus,
Homalothecium lutescens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Polytrichum juniperinum, Porella platyphylla, Weissia
controversa species had medicinal importance. Out of these species 1 family, 1 genus, 1 species were found
to belong to liverworts and 6 families, 7 generas, 8 species belong to mosses. Among the medicinal species
of bryophytes families of Bryaceae (2 species) and Pottiaceae (2 species) are dominated. The remaining 5
families (Porellaceae, Brachytheaeceae, Ditrichaceae, Hypnaceae, Polytrichaceae) are represented by one
species.