Field guide to grasses of California / James P. Smith, Jr. ; illustrated by Kathy Simpson.
Material type: TextSeries: California natural history guides ; 110.Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: x, 437 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780520275676 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0520275675 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780520275683 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0520275683 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Grasses of California
- QK495.G74 S623 2014
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Non-lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Pacific Northwest Connections Collection | QK149 .S65 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 39352800153694 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 grasses -- Accounts and descriptions : selected genera and species.
This alphabetical guide covers common native and naturalized grasses of California and features over 180 color illustrations to aid identification.