Common Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens of Ohio
eBook - ePub

Common Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens of Ohio

A Visual Guide

  1. 392 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Common Mosses, Liverworts, and Lichens of Ohio

A Visual Guide

About this book

This engaging illustrated guidebook reveals the fascinating mosses and lichens that homeowners, outdoorspeople, and nature lovers encounter every day in Ohio and the Midwest.

In this guide to the most common and distinctive moss, liverwort, and lichen species in Ohio, readers will find concise physical descriptions, facts about natural history and ecology, and tips to distinguish look-alike species, all presented in a friendly, conversational tone.

Featuring detailed photographs of the plant and plantlike species in their natural settings, the book covers 106 mosses, thirty liverworts, and one hundred lichens and offers several avenues to match a specimen to its description page. "Where They Grow" chapters spotlight species commonly encountered on field outings, and field keys to help readers quickly identify unfamiliar samples.

While designed primarily as an identification tool, this guide also frames moss and lichen spotting in a scientific context. The two main sections—bryophytes and lichens—detail their respective taxonomic kingdoms, explain their life cycles and means of reproduction, and illustrate variation in the traits used for identification. The book is an introduction to the biology of these intriguing but too-often-overlooked organisms and a means to enjoy, identify, and catalog the biodiversity all around us.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Frontispiece
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1. Welcome to the Miniature World of Bryophytes and Lichens
  9. 2. Bryophytes Are Plants
  10. 3. Where Bryophytes Grow
  11. 4. How to Use This Book to Identify Mosses
  12. 5. Acrocarps with Hairlike Leaves
  13. 6. Acrocarps with Lance-Shaped Leaves
  14. 7. Acrocarps with Tongue-Shaped Leaves
  15. 8. Acrocarps with Broad Leaves
  16. 9. Flat Fissidens and Friends
  17. 10. Sickle-Leaved Pleurocarps
  18. 11. Costate-Leaved Pleurocarps
  19. 12. Ecostate-Leaved Pleurocarps
  20. 13. The Haircap Mosses
  21. 14. Sphagnum (Peat) Mosses: A Quick Tour
  22. 15. Liverworts: The Other Bryophytes
  23. 16. Lichens Are Fungi That Have a Garden
  24. 17. Where Lichens Grow
  25. 18. How to Use This Book to Identify Lichens
  26. 19. Brilliant Orange and Yellow Lichens
  27. 20. Yellow-Green Foliose Lichens
  28. 21. Brown Foliose Lichens
  29. 22. Gray Narrow-Lobed Foliose Lichens
  30. 23. Gray Broad-Lobed Foliose Lichens
  31. 24. Cyanolichens (Pelts and Jellies): A Quick Tour
  32. 25. Umbilicate Lichens
  33. 26. Branched Fruticose Lichens
  34. 27. Cladoniiform Lichens
  35. 28. Crustose and Other “Microlichens” and Squamulose Lichens
  36. Bryophyte Glossary
  37. Lichen Glossary
  38. References
  39. Index of Common Names and General Index
  40. Index of Scientific Names