Grasses of the Texas Hill Country: A Field Guide (Volume 40) (Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series) - Hardcover

Loflin, Brian; Loflin, Shirley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585444677 ISBN 13: 9781585444670

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 2006

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author:

BRIAN AND SHIRLEY LOFLIN, who live in Austin, Texas, are independent naturalists, photographers, and writers. They teach seminars and workshops and have led nature and photography tours throughout the world.STEPHAN L. HATCH, a leading authority on grasses, is professor of plant taxonomy and director of the S. M. Tracy Herbarium at Texas A&M University.

Review:

“At last! A grass guide for the normal person! We’ve been waiting a long time for Brian and Shirley Loflin’s Grasses of the Texas Hill Country. This field guide opens the door to this interesting and wonderful family of plants, making them accessible to botanists, naturalists, and gardeners of all levels of understanding and botanical expertise.”--Flo Oxley, Director of Conservation and Education, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (Flo Oxley, Director of Conservation and Education, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower)

About this edition

• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1585444677
• ISBN 13: 9781585444670
• Binding: Turtleback
• Number of pages: 208