The Bryophyte Flora of Israel and Adjacent Regions . . Author   Heyn,C.Clara; Herrnstadt,Ilana (eds.)   Publisher   The Israel Acedemy of Sciences   Publishing year   2004   Language   english   Pages   724   ISBN/ISSN   965-208-152-3;004-4          117.00   . The Bryophyte Flora of Israel and Adjacent Regions This new addition to the Flora Palaestina series represents an up-to-date account of the bryophytes of Israel and some adjacent regions. Despite its small area, this region has been found to have an unexpected diversity of bryophytes. The 259 taxa -- 220 of mosses and 39 of liverworts -- comprises 9% of the described flora of Israel. 87 taxa were recorded in Israel for the first time during the preparation of this Flora. With drawings by Michal Boaz-Yuval and Esther Huber, and colour plates by David Darom. xii + 722 pp., 2 tables, 8 colour pls, 16 pls of SEM micrographs, 2