Monographs in North American Lichenology

Aspicilia in the broad sense is one of the most common and speciose genera of saxicolous lichens in the world. It is also a common genus in the biological soil crusts of arid and semi-arid parts of North America, as well as on other continents. Analysis of DNA sequences and morphology from Aspicilia in soil crusts revealed previously unrecognized species that are ecologically, geographically, morphologically, and genetically distinct. Six previously unrecognized species are described. The new species are mostly infertile, primarily terricolous, and are separable in most cases by a key to subtle differences in morphology, anatomy, and secondary chemistry. 

This richly illustrated monograph provides excellent habitat and substrate preferences for bark-dwelling crustose lichens and lichenicolous fungi in the northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho. Four main sections describe habitats, lichen species, occurrences for each phorophyte species, and lichenicolous fungi. It should prove useful throughout the Pacific Northwest region.

Vol. 3:

Noble, W. J. 1982, Reprinted in 2017 with nomenclatural updates by Michael Haldeman. The Lichens of the Coastal Douglas-Fir Dry Subzone of British Columbia. Monographs in North American Lichenology 3: 1-260. Pbk. $30. Keys and full descriptions, B/W line drawings of spores.

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ISBN-13: 978-0-9790737-2-4

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The single most valuable book for people interested in learning the crustose lichen flora west of the Cascade Range has been Willa Noble’s unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. This massive work contains an excellent lichen flora for a portion of British Columbia. But its importance extends well beyond that. It is an indispensable reference work for lichen studies from Alaska to northern California.

Vol. 2:

McCune, B., R. Rosentreter, T. Spribille, O. Breuss and T. Wheeler. 2014.

Montana Lichens: An Annotated List. Monographs in North American Lichenology 2: 1-183. Pbk. $30.

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ISBN-13: 978-0-9790737-1-7

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This is the first comprehensive summary of the occurrence, literature references, and ecological context for lichens in any state or province in the Pacific Northwest or northern Rocky Mountains. Because we also include reports from adjoining states and provinces, the book should be useful in a broad area. The monograph will be an invaluable reference for people delving into crustose lichens.

So far, a total of 1074 species are documented from Montana. Of these, 283 species are new for the state and 19 are new to North America. We discuss the rare, threatened, and endangered lichens of Montana. Priorities for surveys and monitoring are evaluated by placing species in one of eight categories, based on all combinations of global rarity, ease of detection, and habitat vulnerability.