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Books on Mosses
The Bryophytes consist of three groups of non-vascular plants; the
mosses, the liverworts, and the hornworts. These three groups are terrestrial,
but have more in common with the green algae than they do with the vascular
plants. They lack vascular elements such as phloem and xylem, and in their
alternation of generations the haploid stage (gametophyte) and the diploid
stage (the sporophyte) are both large and conspicuous (although the gametophyte
tends to be more visible). To find out more about bryophytes and their
biology, we suggest you first look at the "Classification of Plants"
by Frances Cardillo, the first link given below.
 Classification
of Plants. Frances Cardillo. This site has informatioon on the general
characteristics of the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts and a generalized
moss life cycle illustrating the alternation of gametophyte and sporophyte
parts of the reproductive process. In addition it has figures and information
about each of the orders of the Bryophyta (mosses), Hepaticophyta (liverworts),
and Anthocerotophyta (hornworts).
Bryophyte Flora
of North America. New York Botanical Garden. A marvelous site for
the technically minded in mosses. The site includes a key to the moss
genera of North America, a discussion of the classification used in the
key, and treatments of some families and genera of both mosses and liverwort.
Technical, but recommended.
Natural
Perspective - Mosses and Allies. A very nice, non-technical introduction
to the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
Bryophytes.
Southern Illinois University. This site has a classification of the bryophytes
with photographs of representative species of the major groups. An introduction
to the bryophytes is promised, but not yet available at the time of this
review.
Mosses
and Liverworts in Wales. Alan Hale. Athough this site deals with the
bryophytes of Wales, it offers an outstanding general introduction to
the mosses and liverworts.
The
Division Bryophyta. This page has a nice illustration of a typical
bryophyte life cycle.
Bryophyte
Names List. Missouri Botanical Garden. Downloadable zipped files containing
the family, genus, and species group names of the bryophytes of the Western
Hemisphere including North America. The files are large.
New York
Botanial Garden Catalog of North American Bryophytes. A specimen level
catalog of the bryophytes in the New York Botanical Garden collection.
Technical.
Sphagnum: Peat
Moss for Beginners and Experts. Eva Maria Temsch. Sphagnum is the
group of mosses you usually associate with peat and bogs in the northern
regions of the world. This wonderful site will tell you just about anything
you want to know about Sphagnum including its morphology, life cycle,
gneetics, classification. You'll also find information about peat bogs
and links to other moss sites on the web.
A
List of the Bryophytes of Kentucky with County Distributions. J. Snyder.
A checklist of the bryophytes of Kentucky with distributional data by
county.
Checklist
of the Mosses of North Carolina. L. Anderson and J. Shaw. A checklist
of the mosses of North Carolina.
Checklist
of Wisconsin Bryophytes. Milwaukee Public Museum. A checklist of the
mosses and liverworts of Wisconsin.
Centex Naturalist.
Jerry Evans. Photographs of liverworts and mosses from Texas.
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