Grasses of the Texas Hill Country: A Field Guide
- ISBN-10
- 1585444677
- ISBN-13
- 9781585444670
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-04-04
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Authors
- Stephan L. Hatch, Brian Loflin, Shirley Loflin
Description
This photographic guide to grasses gives all who have been frustrated trying to identify these difficult plants an easy-to-use, visually precise, and information-packed field guide to seventy-seven native and introduced species that grow in the Texas Hill Country and beyond. With a blade of grass in hand, open this book and find: Handy thumb guides to seedhead type, the most visible distinguishing characteristic to begin identification. Color photographs of stands of grasses and detailed close-ups. Concise information about economic uses, habitat, range, and flowering season. Quick-reference icons for native status, toxicity, growing season, and grazing response
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