Book ID: 97415
Laursen, Gary a. and Rodney D. Seppelt
Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams: Fungi, Lichenicolous Fungi, Lichenized Fungi, Slime Molds, Mosses, and Liverworts. 2nd. ed. 2009. 242 col. figs. 218 p. gr8vo.
The book is the first field guide to cryptogams of the Denali National Park and Preserve. Useful to both lay and professional investigators, this fully illustrated compendium covers mushroom fungi, lichenized fungi, lichenicolous fungi, slime molds, mosses, and liverworts.This field guide to commonly seen cryptogams will provide a basis for understanding their vast diversity of taxa, speciation, edibility, relative abundance, and utility, as well as the ecological roles played by these organisms. With its detailed illustrations, photos, and glossary, this book guides the lay person in finding and identifying the best of Alaska's mushrooms.