The essential guide to mosses in the Maritime Provinces. Note that we sell coil-bound reprints, not original hardcover copies.

10X magnification, 21 mm diameter. Coddington Type

No. 5, ultra fine-tipped forceps. Stainless steel. Very useful for pulling tiny leaves off of stems when preparing slides of your moss samples.

Size - 4 5/8" x 7"
Page Pattern - Level
Binding - Side Stapled
Cover - "Rite in the Rain" Tagboard (yellow)
Pages - 48 (24 sheets) - numbered

This accessible guide to common moss species is a good learning companion for new moss enthusiasts, and it's habitat-based approach parallels what we teach in our introduction to bryophytes course. Students can see a previews on the Northern Forest Atlas website here: https://northernforestatlas.org/2020/04/15/moss-digital-atlas/

It doesn't contain all the species we find in the Maritime Provinces, so it's not a substitute for a proper compendium of the flora. For example, it leaves out many of the coastal or coastal plain species. Nevertheless, it is a good guide for forests and some peatland habitats, and will get you to the correct genus in most cases.

by Linda Ley and Joan Crowe.