Flora of Australia. Volume 51 Mosses 1

McCarthy, Patrick M.

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Flora of Australia Volume 51: Mosses 1 is the first of three volumes describing and illustrating more than 1000 species of Australian mosses. Together they will represent the first national account of these diverse and ecologically significant organisms. The main features of the first volume are: an introduction documenting 200 years of research on Australian mosses; moss classification and an overview of morphology and sexuality; an account of ecology and biodiversity; the origin and evolution of mosses; fossil bryophytes; and a key to the more than 300 genera of mosses known from Australia and its island territories.
xx, 450 p. : ill.(some col.), maps ; 26 cm. #211121 (Small closed tear to dustjacket edge.)

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AuthorMcCarthy, Patrick M.
Number of pagesxx, 450 p. : ill.(some col.), maps ; 26 cm.
PublisherCSIRO Publishing
Year Published2006
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Book Condition

Near Fine

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