Field Guide to Liverwort Genera of Pacific North America
Publisher: Global Forest Society in Association with Uni
Published: July 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780295981949
Subjects: Invertebrates; Plant life: general; Nature; Science; Nature/Ecology; USA; Life Sciences - Botany; Plants - General; Hornworts (Bryophytes); Identification; Liverworts; Pacific Coast (B.C.); Pacific Coast (U.S.)
Description: "Field Guide to Liverwort Genera of Pacific North America is the first guide to liverworts and hornworts from southernmost California to Alaska. Small and insignificant to the casual eye, liverworts and hornworts are sometimes confused with mosses and lichens. Yet botanically they are quite distinctive, and, under a hand lens, these plants can assume a surprising elegance.".

"The book describes representative species of each genus in the Pacific Coastal region, and explains how to collect and identify liverworts with the naked eye or aided by a 12x hand lens. Keys are provided to assist the collector in deciphering and identifying genera. The book introduces the role of liverworts in vegetation, their distribution patterns, and a history of collecting in the region. Graceful and informative line drawings accompany detailed discussions of each genus.

A substantial glossary and comprehensive checklist are included. This useful guide to genera found abundantly in the region will be welcomed not only by the professional field botanist but by the enterprising amateur naturalist who wishes to discover the unusual beauty and fascinating variety of these bryophytes."--BOOK JACKET.