I am a 4th year Environmental Sustainability major at Lakehead University. I am currently interested in botany and bryology with a focus on conservation, ecology, and biogeography. I am currently trying to document the plant biodiversity of Severn, Simcoe Co., Ontario. I am also working on an alvar project with interests in dryland mosses (i.e., Syntrichia spp.) and temperate biocrust communities.

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Some Free Bryophyte Identification Resources:

• Bryophyte Flora of North America (Moss Key)
  http://floranorthamerica.org/Key_to_the_Moss_Genera_of_North_America_North_of_Mexico

• Bryophyte Flora of North America (Liverwort and Hornwort Treatment, unpublished): http://www.mobot.org/plantscience/BFNA/SUMMary.htm
• BRYOQUEL (MOUSSES): http://www.societequebecoisedebryologie.org/Mousses.html

• Field Guide to the Moss Genera of New Jersey:
  https://herbarium.rutgers.edu/documents/Field-Guide-to-the-Moss-Genera-in-New-Jersey.pdf

• Illustrated Guide to some Hornworts, Liverworts, and Mosses of Eastern Canada:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/222549#page/3/mode/1up

• Macroscopic Identification Key of 36 Sphagnum Species in Eastern Canada:
  http://nswildflora.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sphagnum-ID-Eastern-Canada.pdf

• Moss Flora of the Maritime Provinces: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/178709#page/1/mode/1up
• Northern Forest Atlas Digital Atlas (Mosses): https://northernforestatlas.org/category/digital-atlases-2/mosses-digital-atlases-2/
• Schuster (vol. 1): https://archive.org/details/hepaticaeanthoce0001schu
• Schuster (vol. 2): https://archive.org/details/hepaticaeanthoce0002schu
• Schuster (vol. 3): https://archive.org/details/hepaticaeanthoce0003schu

Family/Genus Specific Resources:

• [Bryaceae] A guide to identification of Bryaceae with an emphasis on North American species (Spence, 2014): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268278609_A_guide_to_identification_of_Bryaceae_with_an_emphasis_on_North_American_species
• [Pottiaceae] Genera of the Pottiaceae: Mosses of Harsh Environments (Zander, 1993): http://www.mobot.org/plantscience/resbot/Repr/Zander-GeneraOfThePottiaceae-1993.pdf

Online Webinars:

• A Closer Look at Bryophytes (@crobillard): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WsdYsqQTJA
• Bryophytes of Alberta Webinar: https://youtu.be/uStkBkREB8Q
• University and Jepson Herbaria Introduction to Bryophytes Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLULUH7ENikDoC6_tUNGFsnTIgj7yK9hK0
• University and Jepson Herbarium Wonders of a Dryland Moss Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLULUH7ENikDqhcOCW4WIGsPGu0KaO7RuC

Other Identification Resources:

• La Flore des Bryophytes du Quebec-Labrador:
  http://www.societequebecoisedebryologie.org/boutique.html

• Maine Mosses (1): https://nybgshop.org/maine-mosses-sphagnaceae-timmiaceae-mem-93/
• Maine Mosses (2): https://nybgshop.org/maine-mosses-drummondiaceae-polytrichaceae-mem-111/
• Sphagnum Mosses of Eastern Canada: https://www.editionsjfd.com/en/shop/sphagnum-mosses-of-eastern-canada-10959#:~:text=Sphagnum%20mosses%20are%20small%20plants,of%20the%20island%20of%20Newfoundland).

Herbarium Specimen Label Makers:

• Canadian Museum of Nature Specimen and Annotation Labels: https://nature.ca/en/our-science/collections/botany-collections/

Datasets

• Wild Species 2020 Dataset (List of Species in Canada): https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/lep-sara/Wild%20Species%202020%20Data%20-%20Esp%C3%A8ces%20sauvages%202020%20Donn%C3%A9es.xlsx

Outside of North America:
Africa

• Flore D’Afrique Centrale: Introduction Division A Anthocerophyta (2023) [english]: https://www.plantentuinmeise.be/en/nieuws/253/_Science_news_New_publication_on_the_bryophytes_of_Central_Africa

Asia

China:

• Moss Flora of China (7 Volumes): https://www.mbgpress.org/product-p/mfoc-set.htm

Japan:

• Illustrated moss flora of Japan (5 Volumes): https://hattorilab.org/en/publication/

Malaysia:

• Guide to the Genera of Liverworts and Hornworts of Malaysia: https://hattorilab.org/en/publication/

Central America

• Allen, B. 1994+. Moss Flora of Central America (3 of 4 volumes): https://www.mbgpress.org/category-s/117.htm

Europe

• Atherton, I. , Bosanquet, S., & Lawley, M. 2010. Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland a field guide. British Bryological Society.
• Guía de campo: briófitos de los bosques ibéricos: http://libros.csic.es/download.php?id=1698&pdf=products_pdfcomple
• Mosses of Europe - A Photographic Flora - 3 vol: https://www.mosses-of-europe.com/en/p/dvd-rom-mosses-of-europe-a-photographic-flora-3-vol-in-one-pdf-on-dvd

North America

Pacific Northwest:

• Moss flora of the Pacific Northwest: https://hattorilab.org/en/publication/
• Keys for the identification of the mosses of the Pacific Northwest: https://hattorilab.org/en/publication/

Oceania

Australia :

• Catcheside, D. G. 1980. Mosses of South Australia: https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/Mosses%20of%20South%20Australia%20WEB%20300dpi.pdf
• Australian Mosses Online: https://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/Mosses_online/index.html

New Zealand:

• A Flora of the Liverworts and Hornworts of New Zealand (3 vols.): https://www.mbgpress.org/category-s/175.htm
• New Zealand Flora: Mosses: https://nzflora.info/publications.html

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