Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
1 online resource. |
|
text file |
Series |
Texas A & M Agrilife Research and Extension Service series
|
|
Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.
|
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Checklist of grasses in the Great Plains -- Key to the groups and genera -- Generic keys and species descriptions -- Abbreviations for nomenclature authorities -- Glossary. |
Summary |
A vast swath of prairie situated between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains, the North American Great Plains extend across ten states in the United States and three provinces in Canada. The dominant vegetation is grass-both the native species that have long thrived here and the cultivated crops such as corn, wheat, and sorghum that are the result of human agricultural activity. This comprehensive guide, written by three grass specialists, is an invaluable tool for identification of the approximately 450 species of grasses that occur on the Great Plains. In each description, the authors. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Grasses -- Great Plains -- Identification.
|
|
Grasses. |
|
Great Plains. |
|
Grasses -- Great Plains.
|
Genre/Form |
Field guides.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
Added Author |
Dunn, Cheryl D., 1978- author.
|
|
Hatch, Stephan L., 1945- author.
|
Other Form: |
Print version: Stubbendieck, James L. Grasses of the Great Plains. First edition. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2017] 9781623494773 162349477X (DLC) 2016039262 (OCoLC)957705097 |
ISBN |
1623494788 |
|
9781623494780 (electronic book) |
|
9781623494773 |
|
162349477X |
|