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Author: |
Lellinger, David B. |
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Title Statement: |
A field manual of the ferns & fern-allies of the United States & Canada / David B. Lellinger ; with photographs by A. Murray Evans. |
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Published: |
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1985. |
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Description: |
ix, 389 pages, 45 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
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ISBN: |
ISBN 0874746027 |
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ISBN 9780874746020 |
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ISBN 0874746035 (pbk.) |
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ISBN 9780874746037 (pbk.) |
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Other Title: |
Ferns & fern-allies of the United States & Canada |
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Ferns and fern-allies of the United States and Canada |
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General Note: |
"The second printing of this book has permitted a few emendations in the keys and correction of some typographical errors, incorrect references, and incorrect names, notably Polystichum lachenense for P. aleuticum and Tectaria fimbriata for T. lobata."--Preface, p. viii. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-357) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Studying and collecting ferns -- Fern names and classifications -- Geography, habitats, and ecology of ferns and fern-allies -- Structure of ferns and fern-allies -- Life cycle of ferns and fern-allies -- Ferns and fern-allies in the past -- Growing ferns and fern-allies -- Uses and misuses of ferns and fern-allies -- Abbreviations used in the keys -- How to use the keys -- Key to the families of ferns and fern-allies -- Fern-allies -- Psilotaceae (whisk-fern family) -- Lycopodiaceae (club-moss family) -- Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family) -- Isoetaceae (quillwort family) -- Equisetaceae (horsetail family) -- Ferns -- Ophioglossaceae (adder's-tongue family) -- Osmundaceae (royal fern family) -- Schizaeaceae (climbing fern family) -- Parkeriaceae (water fern family) -- Sinopteridaceae (maiden-hair family) -- Vittariaceae (shoestring fern family) -- Pteridaceae (brake family) -- Polypodiaceae (polypody family) -- Hymenophyllaceae (filmy fern family) -- Dennstaedtiaceae (bracken family) -- Thelypteridaceae (marsh fern family) -- Aspleniaceae (spleenwort family) -- Woodsiaceae (cliff fern family) -- Dryopteridaceae (wood fern family) -- Lomariopsidaceae (vine fern family) -- Davalliaceae (Boston fern family) -- Blechnaceae (chain fern family) -- Marsileaceae (water-clover family) -- Salviniaceae (floating fern family) -- Azollaceae (mosquito fern family) -- Hybrid complexes -- Appalachian Asplenium complex -- Asplenium verecundum complex -- Cystopteris fragilis complex -- North American dryopteris complex -- North American equisetum complex -- Eastern American isoetes complex -- Lycopodium inundatum complex -- Lycopodium tristachyum complex -- Pellaea glabella complex -- Pellaea mucronata complex -- Polypodium hesperium complex -- North American polystichum complex -- glossary. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Abstract: This text provides comprehensive coverage of 406 species and varieties of ferns, fern-allies, and hybrids present in Canada and the continental United States. The information is presented in the form of a handbook and numerous color photographs are provided. The species are presented with identification numbers, and the numerical identification is maintained throughout different sections and photographs in the text. Ferns covered include the Aspleniaceae, Pteridaceae, Schizaeaceae, Azollaceae and the Davalliaceae. The Selaginellaceae, Equisetaceae and Psilotaceae are some of the fern-allies covered. Hybrid complexes described include the Applachian Asplenium, Lycopodium inundatum, Pellaea mucronata and North American Dryopteris complexes. A glossary, checklist and bibliography are provided and common and scientific name indexes supplement the text. This volome will prove useful to those involved in horticulture and botany.--BIOSIS. |
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Local Note: |
NWRCCatalogISO20250428 |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Lellinger, David B. Field manual of the ferns & fern-allies of the United States & Canada. Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1985 (OCoLC)645894102 |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
French equivalent / Équivalent français https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/715223221 |
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Subject: |
Ferns--United States--Identification. |
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Ferns--Canada--Identification. |
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Pteridophyta--United States--Identification. |
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Pteridophyta--Canada--Identification. |
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Pteridophyta--United States--Identification. |
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Pteridophyta--Canada--Identification. |
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Ferns--United States--Identification. |
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Ferns--Canada--Identification. |
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Ferns and fern allies. |
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Canada. |
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United States. |
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Ptéridophytes--États-Unis--Identification. |
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Ptéridophytes--Canada--Identification. |
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Fougères--États-Unis--Identification. |
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Fougères--Canada--Identification. |
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Fougères--États-Unis--Identification. |
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Fougères--Canada--Identification. |
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Ptéridophytes--États-Unis--Identification. |
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Ptéridophytes--Canada--Identification. |
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Ferns. fast (OCoLC)fst00923012 |
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Pteridophyta. fast (OCoLC)fst01081880 |
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Canada. fast (OCoLC)fst01204310 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkMHVW4rfVXPrhVP4VwG3 |
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United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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Farnpflanzen gnd |
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Nordamerika gnd |
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Pteridophyta. gtt |
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Varens. gtt |
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Fougère. rasuqam |
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Ptéridophyte. rasuqam |
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Canada. rasuqam |
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États-Unis. rasuqam |
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Ferns--Identification. sears |
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Index - Genre/Form: |
Government publications--United States. |
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field guides. aat |
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Field guides. fast (OCoLC)fst01940354 |
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Field guides. lcgft |
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Guide d'identification (Descripteur de forme) rasuqam |
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Guides d'identification. rvmgf |