Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts

Ralph Pope is the author of Lichens above Treeline: A Hiker's Guide to Alpine Zone Lichens of the Northeastern United States.

"Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts is scientifically accurate and accessible to an audience of amateur naturalists as well as to botanical professionals seeking to know and learn more about mosses. The scope and breadth are right on target. The species descriptions are accurate and vivid and draw upon the experience of the author. The use of habitat types, color, scale, and texture in identifying species is very helpful."-Robin W. Kimmerer, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director, Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, author of Gathering Moss and Braiding Sweetgrass "This authoritative and user-friendly book consists of well-illustrated treatments of each species. The color photos are of a high order. I find the comparison to similar species hugely helpful. Mossing adventures will be all the more satisfying with this book along for company."-Alison C. Dibble, University of Maine "This book is intended as a (much needed) field guide, a goal it reaches admirably. The keys and color images (for nearly every species) are very helpful, and where only microscopic examination can be definitive, it provides characteristics to look for. It also notes species that may be confused with each other and how to distinguish them. I strongly recommend it for the broad geographic area it is intended to cover."-Janice Glime, Michigan Tech "This book is the most complete and the best illustrated field guide to mosses and liverworts in the Northeast. Naturalists in Eastern Canada and the Great Lakes region will use it, too. The photographs are excellent and the text both very useful and interesting. It contains the common and many uncommon mosses and even the rare hornworts, as well as good ecological pointers to help in finding them all."-Nancy Slack, The Sage Colleges, coeditor of Bryophyte Ecology and Climate Change