Frullania fragilifolia (Taylor) Taylor ex Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees
Synonyms 1
- 8,975 GBIF occurrences
- 74 iNaturalist observations
The population size and trend of this species are unknown in detail, but this species is frequent within its core range in the west and it is not declining. The current population trend is therefore considered to be stable.
This species is found on dry, exposed, acid or mildly basic, often igneous, rocks near the sea with Frullania teneriffae, Ulota hutchinsiae and U. phyllantha, and on dry basic igneous rock outcrops and cliffs at low altitudes with F. tamarisci, Grimmia trichophylla, Ptychomitrium polyphyllum, Schistidium apocarpum and Tortula subulata. It also occurs on dry or slightly irrigated, shaded vertical rock walls in low-lying wooded ravines and on rocks by wooded streams, on basic cliff faces and in shaded gullies in the uplands, on shaded rocks in woods, and as an epiphyte on the trunks of oak, ash, hazel, and sycamore with F. tamarisci and Hypnum andoi in open woodland. Other associates include Hypnum cupressiforme, Isothecium alopecuroides, Bryum capillare, Frullania dilatata, Plagiochila porelloides and Tritomaria quinquedentata. Its altitudinal range is from sea level up to 1,800 m Asl (Meinunger and Schröder 2007, Blockeel et al. 2014).It is dioicous; female plants are frequent, capsules are occasional, April to July. Its caducous leaves presumably represent a means of vegetative reproduction.
There are no known major threats to this species, which tends to occur in secure and undisturbed habitats.
No conservation measures are required at present. It is included in some Red Lists near the edge of its range: Critically Endangered in the Czech Republic and Serbia, Endangered in Hungary, Vulnerable in Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Bulgaria. It is Near Threatened in Italy and Luxembourg and Data Deficient in Albania, Sicily and Sardinia. It is known to occur in protected areas.
European regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)EU 28 regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)Spotty Fingers (Frullania fragilifolia) is a suboceanic temperate species that is frequent in western Britain and Ireland and widespread but local in the rest of Europe, extending from the Mediterranean to Finland, Russia and Iceland. This species is assessed as Least Concern since it has a large geographic range, it is frequent within its core range in the west, the current population trend is stable, and there appear to be no major threats. No conservation measures are required at present.
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