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Field guide to grasses of California /
Grasses and grasslands are of increasing interest to conservationists, biologists, and gardeners. There are more than 300 species of native California grasses and they are found in almost every climate-from cool, wet forests to hot, dry deserts. Native grasses are also important to land restoration...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | California natural history guides ;
110. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; FIELD GUIDE TO GRASSES OF CALIFORNIA; Title; Dedication; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; INTRODUCTION; The Grass Family and Its Relatives; The Names of Grasses; Grass Classification; THE STRUCTURE OF GRASSES; Vegetative Structure; Reproductive Structure; Spikelet Structure; Inflorescences; GRASSES IN CALIFORNIA; California Grass Flora; Where Do Grasses Grow in California?; Endemic Grasses; Rare, Endangered, and Threatened Grasses; Weedy Grasses; Toxic Grasses; Ethnobotanical Uses; COLLECTING AND IDENTIFYING GRASSES; Identifying Grasses; The Subfamilies and Tribes of California Grasses.
- Key to the Genera of California GrassesACCOUNTS AND DESCRIPTIONS: SELECTED GENERA AND SPECIES; Appendix: A Checklist of California Grasses; Glossary, Abbreviations, and Symbols; Index; About the Author.