The list of mosses of the Herbarium Ministerii Iranici Agriculturae ("IRAN")

Ahmadi, Sh., Shirzadian, S. & Tavassoli, A. 2004. New records for the Moss flora of Iran. Rostaniha 5(1): 41–48.

Ahmadi, Sh., Shirzadian, S. & Tavassoli, A. 2007. Anacolia webbii, a new Moss for Iran. Rostaniha 8(1): 49–51.

Akhani, H. & Kürschner, H. 2004. An annotaded and updated checklist of the Iranian bryoflora. Cryptogamie, Bryologie 25(4): 315–347.

Akhoondi Darzikolaei, S., Mazooji, A. & Shirzadian, S. 2009. Didymodon fallax, a new species for Iranian bryoflora. Rostaniha 10(2): 112–113.

Akhoondi Darzikolaei, S., Shirzadian, S. & Eskandari, M. 2014. Syntrichia sinensis (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra (Pottiaceae), a new moss for Iranian bryoflora. Iranian Journal of Botany 20(1): 109–111.

Buhse, F. 1860. Aufzaehlung der auf einer Reise durch transkaukasien und Persien gesammelten pflanzen. Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalists de Moscou 12, 240 pp. Moscow (Bryophyta pp. 234–238).

Buck, W.R. & Goffinet, B. 2000. Morphology and Classification of Mosses. Pp. 71–123. In: Shaw, A.J. & Goffinet, B. (eds), Bryophyte Biology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Cole, T.C.H., Hilger, H.H. & Goffinet, B. 2019. [Continuously updated]. Bryophyte Phylogeny Poster. Systematics and Characteristics of Nonvascular
Land Plants (Mosses, Liverworts, Hornworts). https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27571v3.

Crum, H.A. & Anderson, L.E. 1981. Mosses of Eastern-North America. 1328 pp. (2 Vols). Columbia Universty Press, New York.

Fereidounfar, S., Shirzadian, S., Ranjbar, M. & Ghahremaninejad, F. 2011. A survey to the moss flora of Alvand mountains in Hamedan province, W. Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 17(1): 125–132.

Frey, W. & Kürschner, H. 1977. Studies on the Bryophyte flora and vegetation of the National Park, N. Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 1(2): 137–158.

Frey, W. & Kürschner, H. 1979. Die Epiphytische Moosvegetation im Hyrkanischen Waldgebiet (Nordiran). Beih. Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orientis, Reihe A (Naturwissenschaften) 5, 99 pp., 13 figs., 18 tabs., 7 photos. Wiesbaden.

Frey, W. & Kürschner, H. 1981. The Bryological literature of south-west Asia. Journal of Hattori Botanical Laboratory 50: 217–229.

Frey, W. & Kürschner, H. 1983. Contributions towards a Bryophyte flora of Iran. New records from Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 2(1): 13–19.

Frey, W. & Kürschner, H. 1991. Conspectus bryophytorum orientalum et arabicorum. An annotated catalogue of the bryophytes of Southwest Asia. Bryophytorum Bibliotheca 39: 1–181.

Frey, W. & Kürschner, H. 2010. New and noteworthy records to the bryophyte flora of Iran. Nova Hedwigia 90(3–4): 503–512.

Ghahreman, A., Faridi, M., Shirzadian, S. & Attar, F. 2007. New and interesting Moss records for Iran. Turkish Journal of Botany 31(1): 41–48.

Ghahreman, A., Mehdigholi, K., Nejad Sattari, T. & Attar, F. 2003. A preliminary study of moss flora of Golestan province and comparison with Iranian mosses. Iranian Journal of Botany 10(1): 63–81.

Ghahremaninejad, F., Shirzadian, S. & Fereidounfar, S. 2016. An updated list of the bryological literature on Iran. Annalen Des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien, B. 118: 181–188.

Goffinet, B., Buck, W.R. & Shaw, A.J. 2009. Morphology, anatomy and classification of the Bryophyta. Pp. 55­–138. In: Goffinet, B. & Shaw, A.J. (eds), Bryophyte Biology. 2nd. edn. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

Goffinet, B., Hollowell, V. & Magill, R. (eds). 2004. Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes. Monographs in Systematic Botany 98, Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, Missouri, 448 pp.

Hedenäs, L. & Zare, H. 2010. The Euxinian-Hyrcanian endemic species Forsstroemia remotifolia (Lindb. ex Broth.) Hedenäs & Zare, comb. nov. (Bryophyta, Neckeraceae). Nova Hedwigia 138: 61–67.

Kianmehr, H., Shirzadian, S. & Sotoodehnia, Sh. 2000. A report on some new Moss species of the Hezar Masjed mountains (Khorasan). Pajouhesh-va-Sazandegi 46: 52–56 (In Persian with English abstract).

Koponen, T. 1968. Generic revision of Mniaceae Mitt. (Bryophyta). Annales Botanici Fennici 5: 117–151.

Koponen, T. 1988. The phylogeny and classification of Mniaceae and Rhizogoniaceae, Musci. Journal of Hattori Botanical Laboratory 64: 37–46.

Kürschner, H. 1996. Towards a Bryophyte flora of the Near and Middle East. New records from Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman,  Saudi-Arabia, Syria and Turkey. Nova Hedwigia 63(1–2): 261–271.

Kürschner, H. 1997. An annotated, corrected and updated list of the bryological literature of Southwest Asia. Cryptogamie, Bryologie Lichenologie 18: 1–46.

Kürschner, H. 2006. A key to the pleurocarpous mosses (Bryophytina p.p.) of the Near and Middle East. Towards a bryophyte flora of the Near and Middle East, 5. Nova Hedwigia 83(3–4): 353–386.

Kürschner, H. 2007. A key to the Pottiaceae (Bryopsida-Bryophytina) of the Near and Middle East. Towards a bryophyte flora of the Near and Middle East, 6. Nova Hedwigia 84(1–2): 21–50.

Kürschner, H. 2008. A key to the acrocarpous mosses (Bryophytina p.p., excl. Pottiaceae) of the Near and Middle East. Towards a bryophyte flora of the Near and Middle East, 7. Nova Hedwigia 86(1–2): 43–103.

Kürschner, H. & Frey, W. 2011. Liverworts, mosses and hornworts of Southwest Asia. (Marchantiophyta, Bryophyta, Anthocerotophyta). Nova Hedwigia (Suppl. 139): 1–240.

Kürschner, H. & Djamali, M. 2008. Meesia Hedw. (Meesiaceae, Bryophyta) in Iran-evidence from a Quaternary subfossil record. Nova Hedwigia 87(3–4): 501–508.

Kürschner, H., Papp, B. & Akhani, H. 2000. New records to the bryophyte flora of Iran. Studies on the flora and vegetation of the Golestan National Park, NE Iran IV. Nova Hedwigia 71(3–4): 509–518.

Kürschner, H., Tavili, A., Shirzadian, S. & Jafari, M. 2006. Aloina bifrons (De Not.) Delgadillo. In: New national and regional bryophyte records, 14. Journal of Bryology 28(3): 271.

Salimpour, F., Behroozmand, Motlagh, M., Sharifnia, F., Mazooji, A. & Akhoondi Darzikolaei, S. 2012. Fissidens adianthoides Hedw. In: New national and regional bryophyte records, 32. Journal of Bryology 34(3): 236–237.

Salimpour, F., Kolivand, H., Mazooji, A. & Sharifnia, F. 2014. Tortula vahliana, a new moss from Iran. Rostaniha 15(1): 65–67 (In Persian with English summary).

Sharifnia, F., Cheraghinav, S., Salimpour, F. & Akhoondi Darzikolaei, S. 2012. Two new records of Hylocomiaceae for the moss flora of Iran. Journal of Iranian Plant Ecophysiological Research 6(24): 46–52 (In Persian with English abstract).

Shirzadian, S. 1989. Additions to the Moss flora of Iran. Yushania 6(4): 17–20.

Shirzadian, S. 1993. Systematic study of some Iranian Mosses. PhD Thesis, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 220 pp., 71 pls.

Shirzadian, S. 1996. Systematic studies on Moss flora (Bryophytes) of Iran with an introduction to their applied aspects. Research & Reconstruction 30(1): 50–54 (In Persian with English abstract).

Shirzadian, S. 2002. Two records of Mosses from Iran. Rostaniha 3(1–4): 107–109.

Shirzadian, S. 2011. Five new records of mosses to the bryophyte flora of Iran. Phytomorphology 61 (3–4): 68–71.

Shirzadian, S. 2012. Funaria microstoma, a new species for Iranian bryoflora. Iranian Journal of Botany 18(1): 127–129.

Shirzadian, S. 2019. Bryum intermedium (Brid.) Blandow and Plagiomnium medium (Bruch & Schimp.) T.J. Kop. In: New national and regional bryophyte records, 58. Journal of Bryology 41(1): 65 & 74–75.

Shirzadian, S. & Akhoondi Darzikolaei, S. 2011. Climacium dendroides (Hedw.) Web. and Mohr. In: New national and regional bryophyte records, 29. Journal of Bryology 33(4): 318.

Shirzadian, S. & Akhoondi Darzikolaei, S. 2016a. Two new mosses of Grimmiaceae for Iranian bryoflora. Nova Biologica Reperta 3(2): 163–166.

Shirzadian, S. & Akhoondi Darzikolaei, S. 2016b. Syntrichia subpapillosissima (Bizot & R.B. Pierrot ex W. Kramer) M.T. Gallego & J. Guerra. In: New national and regional bryophyte records, 49. Journal of Bryology 38(4): 339–340.

Shirzadian, S. & Akhoondi Darzikolaei, S. 2018. Jungermannia atrovirens Dumort. and Rhytidiadelphus loreus (Hedw.) Warnst. In: New national and regional bryophyte records, 55. Journal of Bryology 40(2): 179 & 181.

Shirzadian, S. & Dadkhahipour, K. 2018. Introducing the Iranian moss flora explorer. Rostaniha 19(1): 11–18.

Shirzadian, S. & Gholami, M. 2001. Eucladium verticillatum, the first moss report from Alisadr cave (Hamedan, Iran). Rostaniha 2(1–4): 62–63.

Shirzadian, S. & Kumar, S.S. 1994. A report on the Moss flora of northern Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 6(2): 177–184.

Shirzadian, S., Akhoondi Darzikolaei, S. & Uniyal, P.L. 2014. Seven new records of mosses in Iran. Telopea 17: 393–401.

Shirzadian, S., Akhoondi Darzikolaei, S. & Spence, J.R. 2015. Bryum campylopodioides Müll. Hal., a new species for Southwest Asia. Phytotaxa 212(1): 99–101.

Shirzadian, S., Sotoodehnia, Sh. & Kianmehr, H. 2000. Four new records for the Moss flora of Iran. Rostaniha 1(1–4): 7–9.

Störmer, P. 1963. Iranian plants collected by P. Wendelbo in 1959. VI. Mosses (Musci). Årbok Universitetet Bergen, Mathematique Naturvitensk Serie 11: 1–34.

Tavili, A., Kürschner, H., Shirzadian, S. & Jafari, M. 2006. Aloina aloides (Schultz) Kindb. In: New national and regional bryophyte records, 14. Journal of Bryology 28(3): 271.

Wendelbo, P. 1961. Iranian plants collected by Per Wendelbo in 1959. I. Itinerary. Årbok Universitetet Bergen. Mathematique Naturvitensk Serie 1: 9 pp.

Zare, H., Akbarinia, M., Hedenäs, L. & Maassumi, A.A. 2011. Eighteen mosses from the Hyrcanian forest region new to Iran. Journal of Bryology 33(1): 62–65.