A Field Guide To Grasses Sedges And Rushes

Author : Lauren Brown
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300236778
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grasses, Sedges, Rushes written by Lauren Brown and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and expertly illustrated field guide to over one hundred grasses, sedges, and rushes "No one will be able to claim that the identification of grasses, sedges, and rushes, which are of fundamental importance both environmentally and economically, are simply 'too difficult' after they have learned to use this excellent guide."--Peter Raven, President Emeritus, Missouri Botanical Garden This elegant and easy-to-use guide is an updated and amended revision of Lauren Brown's seminal Grasses: An Identification Guide, which was first published in 1979. While maintaining the spirit and goals of the original edition--a portable, straightforward, and user-friendly guide for naturalists and plant enthusiasts--the new edition features more than one hundred grasses, sedges, and rushes that are presented with line drawings and color photographs, concise descriptions, and details on the uses of various plants throughout history. In addition, the authors are careful to highlight the subtle differences in similar species to avoid confusion, as well as offering relevant notes on plant survival strategies, invasiveness, and how different plants fit within the broader ecological landscape. Devoid of technical jargon, this volume is an indispensable tool for those curious about the often-overlooked grasses, sedges, and rushes that surround us.

Author : Dominic Price
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781999873202
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to Grasses, Sedges and Rushes written by Dominic Price and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lauren Brown
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395628812
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grasses written by Lauren Brown and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1979 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to identify 135 of the most common species of North American grasses, sedges, and rushes, with their economic and ecological importance.

Author : Edward Knobel
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486318818
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes of the United States written by Edward Knobel and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its clear descriptions and accurate drawings, this easy-to-carry little volume will allow you to differentiate over 370 of the most common species: timothy, rye, foxtail, fescue, bluegrass, and many more. 600 line drawings.

Author : Francis Rose
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 9780670806881
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colour Identification Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of the British Isles and North-western Europe written by Francis Rose and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for both the amateur gardener and professional botanist, this is a definitive and comprehensive guide to all the native and naturalized grasses, sedges, rushes and ferns to be found in the British Isles, and all those that are frequently found in north-western Europe. Over 420 species are described and over 350 are illustrated in full colour plates of exceptional beauty and accuracy. Following the general nomenclature and classification, the author describes each species in detail, stressing the features most important for accurate identification. There is also an invaluable illustrated glossary of technical terms and plant structures.

Author : Sarah Chamberlain
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271081791
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to Grasses of the Mid-Atlantic written by Sarah Chamberlain and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grasses are among the most ubiquitous plants on the planet. They inhabit a wide geographic range and are found in a variety of natural habitats. The small parts of the grass flower and specialized terminology, however, can make identifying grasses a challenging endeavor. Sarah Chamberlain’s Field Guide to Grasses of the Mid-Atlantic makes identification simpler for everyone—regardless of their previous botanical knowledge. Featuring an easy-to-use dichotomous key, this is a user-friendly guide to more than 300 types of grasses found from the Blue Ridge Mountains and southern plains to the Appalachians and the Allegheny Plateau. Each major entry contains detailed species diagrams as well as common names, habitats, and distribution. The book’s opening sections outline the parts of grass flowers and describe stem, leaf, and sheath characteristics. With a wealth of illustrations, instructions on how to use the key, and a glossary of terms, Field Guide to Grasses of the Mid-Atlantic is an indispensable reference for naturalists and conservationists, botanists, land management professionals, and students and scholars of mid-Atlantic flora.

Author : Paul Champion
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780473216603
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Illustrated Guide to Common Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes of New Zealand written by Paul Champion and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Iralee Barnard
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700619453
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to the Common Grasses of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska written by Iralee Barnard and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once covered by wild grasses, America's heartland is by nature a grassland, populated with plants whose ecological importance, practical value, and subtle beauty we are only now beginning to comprehend. Of the 3,000 species of wild plants in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, in the heart of the heartland, only two of every ten are grasses, and in some prairies just one or two of these can account for 80 to 90 percent of the ground cover. It is these major wild grasses, the native and the naturalized, that this field guide covers, as well as some not found in such large numbers but nonetheless widespread and easily noticed. From the more familiar (like big bluestem, little bluestem, Indiangrass, switchgrass, buffalograss, sideoats grama, and blue grama) to the less recognized (such as ticklegrass, rice cutgrass, and prairie wedgegrass), from the weedy to the desirable, each of the seventy species profiled in these pages appears in full-color, its fundamental characteristics clearly identifiable by novice and expert alike: flowers and seed heads, leaf details with size comparisons, and whole mature plant pictures. Though of ever broadening interest--to ranchers, gardeners, naturalists, and restorers of prairies and native landscapes--grasses are notoriously tricky to identify. A number of features of this guide make the task considerably easier. A handy system of "finding lists," allows a user to navigate quickly to identification of an unknown grass. Descriptions, written in clear and easily understood terms, focus on the primary characteristics of each species and are accompanied by distribution maps. And an illustrated glossary, leaf comparison section, and table of grass flowering dates provide additional information and opportunities for recognizing and appreciating various species. Putting these plants into ecological and cultural context, botanist and grass specialist Iralee Barnard gives readers, whether curious amateur, passionate naturalist, or professional, a new way of understanding the grasses of America's prairies and plains, including their plant structures and adaptations, their natural history, ecological associations, and cultural importance.

Author : Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter
Publisher : Harpercollins Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780002191364
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collins Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe written by Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter and published by Harpercollins Pub Limited. This book was released on 1984 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a photographic guide to the wild grasses and ferns of Britain and Northern Europe.

Author : Thomas A. Cope
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grasses of the British Isles written by Thomas A. Cope and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is now over 50 years since the grasses of the British Isles were last treated to a book of their own, Hubbard's famous account of 1954, though two more editions were published in 1968 and 1984, with fairly limited changes. Enough has happened to the taxonomy of the family to justify a new BSBI Handbook. Hubbard's original account, still available after more than half a century, has been overtaken by events in an ever-developing taxonomic world and will not be revised again. This new Handbook therefore attempts to bridge the gap between the taxonomy of the 1980s and the new molecular phytogenies that are currently being explored, so that what is being offered is something that users will feel comfortable with (by departing no more than absolutely necessary from familiar taxonomy), but which hints at changes that may be afoot in the near future.