Field Guide to the Grasses of Oregon and Washington

As the comprehensive reference for 394 species, subspecies, and varieties of grasses, Field Guide to the Grasses of Oregon and Washington has become the definitive identification resource for amateurs and professionals alike throughout the region. With 18 additional species, updated names, new keys, and improved photos and maps, the second edition provides an in-depth and refreshed treatment of both native and introduced grasses that grow wild in Oregon and Washington and their neighboring states and provinces.

This guide covers the entire spectrum of grasses, from weedy invaders to rare native species. It shows how grasses are valued for habitat restoration in numerous environments—from wetlands to deserts, and from sea level to alpine. Field Guide to the Grasses of Oregon and Washington provides identification keys, species descriptions, photographs of each species (both in the field and through a microscope), habitats, and range maps. Users will especially appreciate the labeled macrophotographs that illustrate hard-to-see diagnostic features.

Biologists, land managers, botanists, and consultants, as well as plant professionals, home gardeners, and amateur plant enthusiasts, will find this guide an indispensable reference for identifying all the grasses encountered in the diverse habitats of Oregon and Washington.

Cindy Talbott Roché earned a PhD from the University of Idaho in plant science and a BS and MS at Washington State University in forest management and range ecology. She has lived and worked in both Washington and Oregon. Her field experience includes agency employment and consulting work. She has been working with native and weedy grasses for forty-five years; in the past ten years she has taught numerous grass identification workshops.

Richard E. Brainerd holds an MS from Oregon State University. He has been a botanical consultant in the Pacific Northwest for over thirty years, conducting rare plant and weed surveys, wetland delineations, natural resource inventories, and plant taxonomic research.

Barbara L. Wilson holds a PhD from Oregon State University, where she studied the taxonomy of Festuca. She founded the Carex Working Group and has taught sedge and grass identification workshops for many years.

Nick Otting holds an MS from Oregon State University. He spends the field seasons studying the flora of the shrub steppe and the mountains east of the Cascades.

Robert C. Korfhage received his MS from Washington State University in range and wildlife ecology. He enjoyed a long career with the Bureau of Land Management as wildlife biologist (Wyoming), planning/environmental coordinator (Idaho and California), and natural resource manager (Oregon).