Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams

Fungi, Lichenicolous Fungi, Lichenized Fungi, Slime Molds, Mosses, and Liverworts

By: Gary A. Laursen, Rodney D. Seppelt

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Paperback | 1 August 2009 | Edition Number 2

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With Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams, Gary A. Laursen and Rodney Seppelt offer 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.

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List of Figures	p. ix
Introduction	p. xvii
	p. 1
The Setting	p. 1
Climate	p. 5
Physiography	p. 6
Fungi: Mushrooms and Other Cryptogams	p. 7
Fungal Ecology	p. 10
Mushroom Architecture	p. 12
Mushroom Edibility and Poisoning	p. 26
Where to Look for Fungi	p. 26
Fungal Grouping (Taxonomy)	p. 35
Tools of the Trade	p. 37
Fungal Groups: The Hymenomycetes {Having an Organized Hymenium)	p. 40
Agaricoid (Gilled) Fungi	p. 40
Boletinoid (Soft, Fleshy Poroid) Fungi	p. 74
Polyporoid (Bracket-and Wood-inhabiting) Fungi	p. 80
Toothed (Spiny or Hedgehog) Fungi	p. 87
Coraloid (Club) Fungi	p. 89
Cantharelloid Fungi	p. 92
Thelephoroid (Vase) Fungi	p. 93
Fungal Groups: The Gasteromycetes (Having No Organized Hymenium)	p. 95
Gasteroid (Stomach) Fungi: Puffballs	p. 95
Gasteroid (Stomach) Fungi: Bird's Nest	p. 98
Gasteroid (Stomach) Fungi: Earthstars	p. 99
Fungal Groups: Conifer Rust, Jelly, Cup, and Earth Tongue Fungi	p. 101
Conifer Rust Fungi	p. 101
Jelly Fungi	p. 102
Cup Fungi	p. 103
Earth Tongue Fungi	p. 107
Lichenicolous Fungi: Parasitic and Saprophytic Fungi on Lichens	p. 110
Lichenized Fungi: The Lichens	p. 122
Ascolichens: Crustose	p. 123
Ascolichens: Foliose	p. 124
Ascolichens: Fruticose	p. 127
Basidioiichens: Coral	p. 133
Basidiolichens: Agaric	p. 133
Plasmodial Slime Molds (Mycetozoans)	p. 136
Bryophytes: The Mosses and Liverworts	p. 145
Introduction	p. 145
Bryophyte Flora of North America	p. 149
Descriptions of Common Moss Species	p. 149
Description of Common Liverwort Species	p. 175
Glossary	p. 181
Acknowledgments	p. 195
English Equivalents	p. 197
Mushroom Field and Reference Guides	p. 199
References	p. 203
Appendix: Mycological Reagents: Makeup and Use	p. 205
Index	p. 209
About the Authors	p. 21
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Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams

Fungi, Lichenicolous Fungi, Lichenized Fungi, Slime Molds, Mosses, and Liverworts

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