Mechy brněnských hřbitovů

Bryophytes were studied in five selected cemeteries in the city of Brno (Czech Republic) in 2013 and 2014. The searched cemeteries were the Brno Central Cemetery (“Ústřední hřbitov města Brna”), the Jewish Cemetery (“Židovský hřbitov”), and cemeteries situated in the urban districts of Královo pole, Líšeň and Slatina. Grave, treetrunk and lawn habitats were searched in each cemetery. The following features were observed and noted: overshadowing by woody species, degree of grave maintenance, age of graves and substrate. Altogether, 62 mosses were recorded. The majority of species occurred on graves, especially on their gravestones and kerbs.