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About 108 species or 17 % of the Bulgarian bryoflora (85 mosses and 23 Iiverworts) have a Mediterranean-Atlantic character,. The Iiverworts mostly belong to the Codoniaceae and Ricciaceae, the mosses mainly to the Pottiaceae. These bryophytes occur pIincipaIIy in the southem parts of the country, in SE BulgaIia (Strandza mountain), along the BIack Sea coast, on Mts Rila and Vitosa, and also in lowland areas in the northem parts, e.g. near Vidin, Lom and Ruse.