The MykoWeb Bookstore

Includes books about fungi other than mushrooms (i.e. lichens) and other interesting organisms.

Lichens of North America
by Irwin Brodo, Sylvia Sharnoff, & Stephen Sharnoff

WOW! What a beautiful book! This massive (over 8.5 pounds!) book has descriptions of over 800 species of North American lichens, illustrated with 939 color photographs. The introductory chapters cover the biology and ecology of the lichens, uses of lichens, and information on collecting, classifying and naming lichens. This is followed by keys and then the descriptions of the lichens. This book is a must for anyone interested in lichens.

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Lichens of California
by Mason Hale & Mariette Cole

This is the best book for identifying lichens in California. There is good introductory material on lichens, but the heart of the book is the keys and descriptions. Over 350 species are keyed and described, with 48 illustrated in fair color photographs. UC Press is infamous for their poor color photos, but these are better than their average. But they really goofed on the cover photo of Letharia vulpina, an extremely common species in montane California. The color of this picture is way off and it is printed upside down! The Lichens of California should be useful outside of California, especially in the western United States.

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Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest
by Bruce McCune and Linda Geiser

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Lichens
by William Purvis

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Myxomycetes: A Handbook of Slime Molds
by Steven L. Stephenson & Henry Stempen

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