Mosses of the Northern Forest

Jerry Jenkins directs the Northern Forest Atlas Project. He is author of Woody Plants of the Northern Forest, Sedges of the Northern Forest, Climate Change in the Adirondacks, The Adirondack Atlas, and coauthor of Acid Rain in the Adirondacks.

• IntroductionVisual GlossaryAbout Mosses1. Quick Guides to HabitatsMoss Map 1: Living TreesMoss Map 2: Woody DebrisMoss Map 3: Acid BouldersMoss Map 4: Boreal Forest FloorMoss Map 5: Limy Boulder and CobbleMoss Map 6: Acid LedgesMoss Map 7: Limy Knolls and LedgesMoss Map 8: Rocky Woodland StreamMoss Map 9: Forest Floor in a Medium-Fertility SwampMoss Map 10: Bog Pond, Open Bog, Spruce-Tamarack SwampMoss Map 11: Rich Fen, Cedar Swamp2. Quick Guides to AcrocarpsAbout AcrocarpsDominant AcrocarpsAcrocarps With Distinctive ShootsAcrocarps With Distinctive LeavesOrdinary Acrocarps With Sharp-Tipped Linear-Lanceolate LeavesOrdinary Acrocarps With Lanceolate LeavesOrdinary Acrocarps With Long-Tipped LeavesOrdinary Acrocarps With Oval or Oboval LeavesAcrocarps With Gemmae or Brood Branchesor Leaves Whose Tips Break OffAcrocarp Capsules3. Quick Guides to PleurocarpsAbout PleurocarpsDominant Upland PleurocarpsDominant wetland and Stream-Bank PleurocarpsTreelike PleurocarpsPleurocarps With Pinnate BranchesPleurocarps With Flattened ShootsWorm-Branched PleurocarpsShaggy PleurocarpsSmall Stringy PleurocarpsStraight-Leaved Pleurocarps With Slender Leaf TipsBroad-Leaved Pleurocarps With Oval or Oblong LeavesFalcate-Secund Pleurocarps, Not PinnatePleurocarps With Brood BranchesPleurocarp Capsules4. Quick Guides to SphagnumAbout SphagnumThe Sections of SphagnumColored SphagnumsDominant Sphagnums, Covering Large AreasSphagnums With Distinctive HeadsSphagnums With Distinctive Branches and Branch LeavesSphagnums With Recurved Branch LeavesSphagnums With Distinctive Stem LeavesTwo Difficult Species5. Systematic SectionsAcrocarpsPleurocarpsSphagnum

This guide is an essential companion for those interested in stewardship and conservation of the region. With multi-image composite photos that allow for unparalleled depth and clarity, this unique guide illustrates the myriad varied and beautiful—and often overlooked—mosses of the Northern Forest.(Northeastern Naturalist)