Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland – A Field Guide

Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland

Produced by a team of expert bryologists, Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland is an up-to-date, user friendly guide to identifying British and Irish bryophytes in the field.  This long awaited field guide has become the definitive guide, making the field of bryology accessible to a wider audience.  The introductory section includes a illustrative gallery of some common bryophytes, for beginners not confident in the use of a key, as well as a general field key to common and distinctive mosses and liverworts and another field key to most sphagnum mosses. At the rear of the book are tables with habitat lists plus index.

• Illustrated with hundreds of colour photographs.
• One entry per page which includes colour photographs, black and white drawings showing what species look like
• Notes on how to identify and distinguish similar species
• Habitat notes and distribution maps