Lichens of Finland

World / Checklist Flora / Fauna

Series: Norrlinia Volume: 30

By: Soili Stenroos(Editor), Saara Velmala(Editor), Juha Pykälä(Editor), Teuvo Ahti(Editor)

896 pages, colour photos, colour distribution maps

Publisher: Naturcentrum AB

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ISBN: 9789185221431 Edition: 2 Hardback Aug 2021 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1-2 weeks
£115.00
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Language: English

Lichens of Finland is an exceptionally rich and beautiful book about lichens. The 896-page book, richly illustrated with first-class images, deals with lichens in Finland. It contains English text, but all species are presented with Swedish and scientific names, and it is also very useful for Swedish and Norwegian conditions. The book has been sold out for several years, but through a collaboration between the authors and Naturcentrum AB and a new edition has been produced. The book is praised and awarded in Finland.

The Finnish lichen flora treats in word and image all macro lichens occurring in Finland as well as many of the most common crustal lichens. A total of 748 species, subspecies and varieties are presented with wonderful colour photos and fine distribution maps. An introductory part presents morphology, taxonomy, chemical characters, habitats and endangered species. In addition to introductions and species presentations that form the main part of the book, there is a comprehensive list of all lichens, lichen parasites and lichen-like fungi found in Finland, with synonyms, distribution data and ecological descriptions, a total of 1952 taxa. The book also contains indexes with Swedish, Finnish and scientific names.