Description
Book SynopsisA guide, geared toward all levels of botanical knowledge, to identifying over 300 species of grasses found in four physiographic provinces within the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Trade Review“For researchers and students of the region, this is a must-have text for any collection.”
—L. Goode Choice
“Wide species coverage makes this a most useful guide on a topic rarely covered. It is appropriate for amateur plant enthusiasts; professionals will also find it appealing. The numerous excellent illustrations and icons for key couplets are very helpful.”
—Donna Ford-Werntz,curator of the West Virginia University Herbarium
Table of ContentsContents
Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Guide
General Suggestions
Deciphering a Grass Entry
Parts of the Grass
Disarticulation
Roots and Rhizomes (Perennial versus Annual)
Illustrated Characteristics of Grass Parts
Some Unusual Grasses
General Key
Genera Keys
Agrostis
Aira
Alopecurus
Andropogon
Anthoxanthum
Aristida
Avena
Brachyelytrum
Briza
Bromus
Calamagrostis
Calamovilfa
Cenchrus
Chasmanthium
Cinna
Cynosurus
Danthonia
Deschampsia
Diarrhena
Dichanthelium
Digitaria
Echinochloa
Elymus
Eragrostis
Festuca and Schedonorus
Glyceria
Gymnopogon
Holcus
Hordeum
Leersia
Leptochloa
Lolium
Melica
Muhlenbergia
Panicum
Paspalum
Phalaris
Piptatherum
Poa
Puccinellia
Saccharum
Setaria
Sorghum
Spartina
Sphenopholis
Sporobolus
Urochloa
Vulpia
Zizania
References
Plant Index
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