213 bryophyte taxa were recorded during a fi eld trip leading to various sites of central and southern Albania. Nine species (Bryum ruderale, Fissidens adianthoides, F. crassipes, Grimmia fuscolutea, G. meridionalis, Orthotrichum patens, O. philibertii, Tortella fasciculata, T. infl exa) were collected for the fi rst time in Albania. 31 species found have conservation interest; rare on the Balkans or even in Europe or/and candidates of the new European bryophyte red-list.